Vector Borne Diseases Related with Companion Animals in Panama: A Review

Zoonoses are, in a broad sense, diseases transmitted to humans through direct or indirect contact with animals (vertebrates invertebrates), their environment by-products. There are different concepts, definitions and classifications of zoonoses according criteria. definitions, following several Vectors transmission vehicles that carry etiological agents between animal species, including man, the these species. The Republic Panama is an interoceanic isthmus meets all basic conditions for development vector-borne diseases. This review provides chronological analysis vectorial related companion those have close relationship humans. history studies on Trypanosomiasis, Leishmaniasis, Babesiosis, Hepatozoonosis, Rickettsiosis, Ehrlichiosis, Anaplasmosis, Bartonellosis, Borreliosis, Equine Encephalitis, Dirofilariasis Dipylidiasis shows environmental, socioeconomic, cultural, evolutive, investigative educational factors influence success failure control prevention zoonoses. For this reason, major efforts needed relation research work provide real data support programs