Use of Veterinary Vaccines for Livestock as a Strategy to Control Foodborne Parasitic Diseases

SANDER, VALERIA A.; SÁNCHEZ LÓPEZ, EDWIN F.; MENDOZA MORALES, LUISA; RAMOS DUARTE, VICTOR A.; CORIGLIANO, MARIANA G.; CLEMENTE, MARINA

Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology

Frontiers

Año: 2020 vol. 10

Foodborne diseases (FBDs) are a major concern worldwide since they are associatedwith high mortality and morbidity in the human population. Among the causative agentsof FBDs, Taenia solium, Echinococcus granulosus, Toxoplasma gondii, Cryptosporidiumspp., and Trichinella spiralis are listed in the top global risk ranking of foodborneparasites. One common feature between them is that they affect domestic livestock,encompassing an enormous risk to global food production and human health from farmto fork, infecting animals, and people either directly or indirectly. Several approaches havebeen employed to control FBDs caused by parasites, including veterinary vaccines forlivestock. Veterinary vaccines against foodborne parasites not only improve the animalhealth by controlling animal infections but also contribute to increase public health bycontrolling an important source of FBDs. In the present review, we discuss the advancesin the development of veterinary vaccines for domestic livestock as a strategy to controlfoodborne parasitic diseases.