Ecological dynamics of tick-borne zoonoses /
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 study examines the ecological parameters affecting the regulation of tick-borne zoonoses.
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
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New York :
Oxford University Press,
1994.
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Colección: | OUP E-Books.
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Contributors; 1. INTRODUCTION; 2. POPULATION ECOLOGY OF TICK VECTORS: INTERACTION, MEASUREMENT, AND ANALYSIS; 3. COMPETENCE OF TICKS AS VECTORS OF MICROBIAL AGENTS WITH AN EMPHASIS ON Borrelia burgdorferi; 4. VECTOR-HOST-PATHOGEN RELATIONSHIPS: TRANSMISSION DYNAMICS OF TICK-BORNE INFECTIONS; 5. MICROMETEOROLOGICAL AND MICROHABITAT FACTORS AFFECTING MAINTENANCE AND DISSEMINATION OF TICK-BORNE DISEASES IN THE ENVIRONMENT; 6. GEOGRAPHIC DISSEMINATION OF TICK-BORNE ZOONOSES; 7. MODELING THE ECOLOGICAL DYNAMICS OF TICK-BORNE ZOONOSES.