
Les maladies transmises par les tiques sont complexes et relèvent typiquement d’une approche One Health, tant la santé humaine, animale et environnementale y sont intriquées. En Europe et en Amérique du Nord, ces maladies, et notamment l’emblématique maladie de Lyme, sont en constante augmentation. Ces maladies convoient une très forte charge émotionnelle dans les sociétés occidentales, en Amérique du Nord comme en Europe, où les citoyens s’inquiètent de cette recrudescence et interpellent les gouvernements et les services de santé. Il n’existe pas de vaccin contre la maladie de Lyme. Dans ce contexte, les scientifiques cherchent des solutions alternatives basées sur l’identification de facteurs écologiques susceptibles d’aider à mieux contrôler les populations de tiques et la circulation des agents pathogènes dans les écosystèmes. Dans cet article nous décrivons les principales connaissances sur l’écologie de la maladie de Lyme, puis nous listons quelques leviers d’action pour limiter le risque et en améliorer le contrôle.
Diseases spread by ticks are complex and typically come under the One Health approach because the impli-cations for human, animal and environmental health are so intricately interconnected. In Europe and North America, these diseases, particularly the emblematic case of Lyme disease, are constantly on the rise. They are associated with a very strong emotional element in Western societies, where citizens are preoccupied by this upsurge and call on governments and health services to act. There is no vaccine against Lyme disease. This is the backdrop against which scientists are looking for alternative solutions based on the identification of ecological factors that are liable to better control tick populations and the movements of pathogens within ecosystems. This article describes the main knowledge already acquired about the ecology of Lyme disease and then provides a list of a number of instruments that can be leveraged to limit the risks and improve control.
[SDE] Environmental Sciences, Lyme Disease, Borrelia, Integrated Pest Management IPM, Forests, [SDV] Life Sciences [q-bio], Europe, Zoonosis, Ticks, North America, Animals, Humans, One Health, Forest, Ecosystem, Tick
[SDE] Environmental Sciences, Lyme Disease, Borrelia, Integrated Pest Management IPM, Forests, [SDV] Life Sciences [q-bio], Europe, Zoonosis, Ticks, North America, Animals, Humans, One Health, Forest, Ecosystem, Tick
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