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Vector-borne zoonoses (VBZ) are diseases caused by a range of pathogens that affect animals and humans. A plethora of vectors, such as mosquitoes, ticks, fleas, phlebotomine sand flies, lice, and kissing bugs, may transmit numerous bacteria, protozoa, helminths, and viruses to animals and humans. The burden of VBZ is still considerable in poor rural areas in tropical and subtropical regions. Indeed, some of these diseases represent a current public health concern in low- and middle-income countries as well as in wealthy ones. A number of factors, such as increases in travel and trade, climate and land-use changes, and socioeconomic and political upheavals, may drive or alter the dynamics of VBZ in animals and humans. In this chapter, we review selected aspects of VBZ affecting animal and human populations worldwide. Unresolved issues regarding the epidemiology and control of this group of zoonoses are also discussed.

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  1. Department of Immunology, Aggeu Magalhães Institute, Fiocruz, Recife, PE, Brazil

    Filipe Dantas-Torres

  2. Department of Veterinary Medicine, University of Bari, Valenzano, BA, Italy

    Domenico Otranto

  3. Faculty of Veterinary Sciences, Bu-Ali Sina University, Hamedan, Iran

    Domenico Otranto

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Dantas-Torres, F., Otranto, D. (2022). Vector-Borne Zoonoses. In: Sing, A. (eds) Zoonoses: Infections Affecting Humans and Animals. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-85877-3_27-1

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