A review of non-mosquito vector-borne and zoonotic pathogens of public health importance in Bangladesh.
Location
Poster Session 1 (Henderson Library)
Session Format
Poster Presentation
Your Campus
Statesboro Campus- Henderson Library, April 20th
Academic Unit
Jiann-Ping Hsu College of Public Health
Research Area Topic:
Public Health & Well Being - Epidemiologic Research
Co-Presenters and Faculty Mentors or Advisors
Marina E. Eremeeva
Abstract
Background: Bangladesh is the 8th most populated country in the world located in South-East Asia. Non-mosquito vector-borne diseases (NMVBD) are very common; however, their impact on public and veterinary health is not fully known.
Purpose: The objective of this comprehensive review is to summarize published NMVBD data and determine the present status and extent of knowledge about them in Bangladesh.
Methods: PubMed and Google Scholar were searched using a combination of the title-based keywords. Each article has been read and objectives-based information was extracted and tabulated. Both human and animal data have been collected to measure zoonotic importance.
Results: Twenty articles have been selected for this review. These articles published in 2012 to 2020 reported detection of or exposure to vector-borne pathogens in livestock or in humans, analysis of ectoparasites or broader studies based on One-Health approach. Molecular methods were broadly used, alone (n=7, 35%) or in combination with other laboratory procedures (n=10). Three papers (15%) reported only microscopy-based detection of Babesia, Theileria and Anaplasma marginale in blood of livestock and rodents. Two country-wide serosurveys of patients reported human exposure to Orientia tsutsugamushi (8.75% to 23.7%) and typhus and spotted fever group rickettsiae (19.7% to 66.6%), and Coxiella burnetii (3%). PCR-based studies confirmed that febrile patients in Bangladesh may be infected with O. tsutsugamushi, Rickettsia typhi, R. felis or Bartonella elizabethae. PCR-confirmed canine infections with Babesia gibsonii (30%), A. bovis (58%), or R. monacensis (14%, n=50) and feline infections with R. felis (21%, n=100). Testing of ectoparasites removed from cats, dogs and cattle identified high positivity rates for many human and veterinary pathogens.
Conclusion: This review provides a baseline summary of current knowledge of NMVBD diseases in Bangladesh and should stimulate surveillance of the veterinary and human diseases and setting up research priorities pertaining to the status of these infections.
Program Description
This presentation summarizes the current status of non-mosquito vector-borne diseases in Bangladesh and discusses their impact on human and animal health in this developing country.
Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Presentation Type and Release Option
Presentation (Restricted to Georgia Southern)
Start Date
4-20-2022 10:00 AM
End Date
4-20-2022 11:30 AM
Recommended Citation
Das, Shobhan, "A review of non-mosquito vector-borne and zoonotic pathogens of public health importance in Bangladesh." (2022). GS4 Georgia Southern Student Scholars Symposium. 18.
https://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/research_symposium/2022/2022/18
A review of non-mosquito vector-borne and zoonotic pathogens of public health importance in Bangladesh.
Poster Session 1 (Henderson Library)
Background: Bangladesh is the 8th most populated country in the world located in South-East Asia. Non-mosquito vector-borne diseases (NMVBD) are very common; however, their impact on public and veterinary health is not fully known.
Purpose: The objective of this comprehensive review is to summarize published NMVBD data and determine the present status and extent of knowledge about them in Bangladesh.
Methods: PubMed and Google Scholar were searched using a combination of the title-based keywords. Each article has been read and objectives-based information was extracted and tabulated. Both human and animal data have been collected to measure zoonotic importance.
Results: Twenty articles have been selected for this review. These articles published in 2012 to 2020 reported detection of or exposure to vector-borne pathogens in livestock or in humans, analysis of ectoparasites or broader studies based on One-Health approach. Molecular methods were broadly used, alone (n=7, 35%) or in combination with other laboratory procedures (n=10). Three papers (15%) reported only microscopy-based detection of Babesia, Theileria and Anaplasma marginale in blood of livestock and rodents. Two country-wide serosurveys of patients reported human exposure to Orientia tsutsugamushi (8.75% to 23.7%) and typhus and spotted fever group rickettsiae (19.7% to 66.6%), and Coxiella burnetii (3%). PCR-based studies confirmed that febrile patients in Bangladesh may be infected with O. tsutsugamushi, Rickettsia typhi, R. felis or Bartonella elizabethae. PCR-confirmed canine infections with Babesia gibsonii (30%), A. bovis (58%), or R. monacensis (14%, n=50) and feline infections with R. felis (21%, n=100). Testing of ectoparasites removed from cats, dogs and cattle identified high positivity rates for many human and veterinary pathogens.
Conclusion: This review provides a baseline summary of current knowledge of NMVBD diseases in Bangladesh and should stimulate surveillance of the veterinary and human diseases and setting up research priorities pertaining to the status of these infections.
