Ecological Dynamics of Tick-Borne Zoonoses

by Daniel E. Sonenshine, Thomas N. Mather

Overview

The ecological relationships found to exist between tick vectors and pathogens in their zootic cycle can profoundly influence patterns of transmission and disease for humans and domestic animals. This book examines the ecological parameters affecting the conservation and regulation of tick-borne zoonoses as well as the geographic and seasonal distributions of those infections. Written by an eminent authority on the subject, the book will be sought after by students and researchers in ecology, invertebrate zoology, parasitology, entomology, public health, and epidemiology.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780195073133
Publisher:	Oxford University Press
Publication date:	10/20/1994
Pages:	464
Product dimensions:	6.31(w) x 9.50(h) x 1.12(d)

About the Author

Old Dominion University

University of Rhode Island

Table of Contents

1. Introduction2. Population Ecology of Tick Vectors: Interaction, Measurement and Analysis3. Competence of Ticks as Vectors of Microbial Agents4. Vector-Host Pathogen Relationships: Transmission Dynamics of Tick-Borne Infections5. Micrometeorological and Microhabitat Factors Affecting Successful Maintenance and Dissemination of Tick-borne Diseases in the Environment6. Geographic Dissemination of Tick-Borne Zoonoses7. Modeling the Ecological Dynamics of Tick-Borne Zoonoses8. Exploiting Ecological Dynamics in the Management of Tick-Borne Zoonoses9. Dynamic Associations of Tick-Borne Diseases Affecting Domestic Animal Health10. Changing Ecology of Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever11. Lyme Disease/Lyme Borreliosis12. Tick-Borne Encephalitis Subgroup13. Ecology of Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever

Editorial Reviews

"Tick-borne zoonotic diseases are characterized by an intricate set of ecological relationships between pathogen, tick vector, vertebrate hosts, and humans, which largely determines the prevalence, as well as spatial and temporal dynamics of the diseases. This book makes it abundantly clear that effective diagnosis, treatment and prevention require an understanding of the ecological dynamics of tick-borne diseases." — Ecology

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