Genetics and Evolution of Infectious Diseases

by Michel Tibayrenc PhD (Editor)

Overview

Genetics and Evolution of Infectious Diseases, Second Edition, discusses the constantly evolving field of infectious diseases and their continued impact on the health of populations, especially in resource-limited areas of the world. Students in public health, biomedical professionals, clinicians, public health practitioners, and decisions-makers will find valuable information in this book that is relevant to the control and prevention of neglected and emerging worldwide diseases that are a major cause of global morbidity, disability, and mortality. Although substantial gains have been made in public health interventions for the treatment, prevention, and control of infectious diseases during the last century, in recent decades the world has witnessed a worldwide human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) pandemic, increasing antimicrobial resistance, and the emergence of many new bacterial, fungal, parasitic, and viral pathogens. The economic, social, and political burden of infectious diseases is most evident in developing countries which must confront the dual burden of death and disability due to infectious and chronic illnesses.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780128001530
Publisher:	Elsevier Science
Publication date:	01/12/2017
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	686
File size:	65 MB
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About the Author

Michel Tibayrenc has worked on the evolution of infectious diseases for more than 35 years. He is a Director of Research Emeritus and was head of the research unit, Genetics and Evolution of Infectious Diseases, for 20 years at the at the French Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD), the founder and editor-in-chief of Infection, Genetics and Evolution (Elsevier) and the founder and principal organizer of the international congresses for MEEGID (molecular epidemiology and evolutionary genetics of infectious diseases). He’s authored more than 200 international papers. With his collaborator Jenny Telleria, he is the founder and scientific adviser of the Bolivian Society of Human Genetics (2012). He has been awarded the Belgian Society of Tropical Medicine (1985), the medal of the Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Rio de Janeiro (2000) for his work on Chagas disease, and he is a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (1993).

Table of Contents

1. Recent Developments in the Definition and Official Names of Virus Species2. A Theory-Based Pragmatism for Discovering and Classifying Newly Divergent Species of Bacterial Pathogens3. Population Structure of Pathogenic Bacteria4. Epidemiology and Evolution of Fungal Pathogens in Plants and Animals5. Clonal Evolution6. Coevolution of Host and Pathogen7. Microbes as Tracers of Past Human Demography and Migrations8. Phylogenetic Analysis of Pathogens9. Evolutionary Responses to Infectious Disease10. Infectious Disease Genomics11. Proteomics and Host–Pathogen Interactions: A Bright Future?12. The Evolution of Antibiotic Resistance13. Modern Morphometrics of Medically Important Arthropods14. Evolution of Resistance to Insecticide in Disease Vectors15. Genetics of Major Insect Vectors16. Multilocus Sequence Typing of Pathogens: Methods, Analyses, and Applications17. Next-Generation Sequencing, Bioinformatics, and Infectious Diseases18. Genomics of Infectious Diseases and Private Industry19. Current Progress in the Pharmacogenetics of Infectious Disease Therapy20. Genetic Exchange in Trypanosomatids and Its Relevance to Epidemiology21. Genomic Insights Into the Past, Current, and Future Evolution of Human Parasites of the Genus Plasmodium22. Integrated Genetic Epidemiology of Chagas Disease23. Adaptive Evolution of the Mycobacterium tuberculosis Complex to Different Hosts24. The Evolution and Dynamics of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus25. Origin and Emergence of HIV/AIDS26. Evolution of SARS Coronavirus and the Relevance of Modern Molecular Epidemiology27. Ecology and Evolution of Avian Influenza Viruses

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Covers the main features and applications in the study of infectious diseases to illustrate modern technologies and evolutionary approaches