Ticks are ubiquitous ectoparasites, feeding on representatives of all classes of terrestrial vertebrates and transmitting numerous pathogens of high human and veterinary medical importance. Exotic animals kept in zoological gardens, ranches, wildlife parks or farms may play an important role in the ecology of ticks and tick-borne pathogens (TBPs), as they may serve as hosts for local tick species. Moreover, they can develop diseases of varying severity after being infected by TBPs, and theoretically, can thus serve as reservoirs, thereby further propagating TBPs in local ecosystems. The definite role of these animals in the tick-host-pathogen network remains poorly investigated. This review provides a summary of the information currently available regarding ticks and TBPs in connection to captive local and exotic wildlife, with an emphasis on zoo-housed species.

Centre for Infectious Animal Diseases and Zoonoses Faculty of Tropical AgriSciences Czech University of Life Sciences Prague Kamýcká 129 Prague 6 165 00 Suchdol Czech Republic

Department of Animal Science and Food Processing Faculty of Tropical AgriSciences Czech University of Life Sciences Prague Kamýcká 129 Prague 6 165 00 Suchdol Czech Republic

Department of Zoology Faculty of Science Charles University Viničná 7 2 128 00 Prague Czech Republic

Faculty of Sciences University of South Bohemia Branišovská 1160 31 370 05 České Budějovice Czech Republic

Institute of Parasitology Biology Centre Czech Academy of Sciences Branišovská 1160 31 370 05 České Budějovice Czech Republic

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