Hye-Ryung Byun, Mi-Sun Rieu, Sun-Woo Han, Seong-Ryeong Ji, Hyun-Young Nam, Seulgi Seo, Chang-Yong Choi, Bui Khanh Linh, Hien Le Thanh, Morakot Kaewthamasorn, Ana Sahara, Remil L Galay, Shang-Lin Wang, Tuvshinjargal Erdeneshimeg, Nyambayar Batbayar, Shin Matsui, Noritomo Kawaji, Anna Moulin, Yat-Tung Yu, Muhammad Avais, Joon-Seok Chae
Tick-borne diseases have a significant impact on human and animal populations, posing an increasing threat to public health, particularly in the context of climate change. Along with the various natural hosts of ticks, birds play a notable role in transmitting ticks and tick-borne pathogens, indicating the importance of monitoring flyways and establishing a cooperative network for comprehensive surveillance and to collect diverse tick samples across various regions. This study aimed to develop an international network for surveillance of disease, collection of sufficient tick samples, and overall identification of the geographical distribution of host and ticks in Asian regions, especially in 11 countries on East Asian and Central Asian flyways...
December 6, 2023: Acta Tropica