Best Practices for Preventing Vector-Borne Diseases in Dogs and Humans.

Vector-borne diseases constitute a diversified group of illnesses, which arecaused by a multitude of pathogens transmitted by arthropod vectors, suchas mosquitoes, fleas, ticks, and sand flies. Proper management of thesediseases is important from both human and veterinary medicine standpoints,given that many of these pathogens are transmissible to humans and dogs,which often live in close contact. In this review, we summarize the mostimportant vector-borne diseases of dogs and humans and the best practicesfor their prevention. The control of these diseases would ultimately improveanimal and human health and wellbeing, particularly in developing countriesin the tropics, where the risk of these diseases is high and access to healthcare is poor.