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Title Arthropods as vectors of emerging diseases / edited by Heinz Mehlhorn
Published Berlin ; London : Springer, 2012

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Description 1 online resource
Series Parasitology research monographs ; 3
Parasitology research monographs ; 3.
Contents Culicid Mosquitoes as Vectors of Disease Agents in Europe / Helge Kampen, Mandy Kronefeld and Doreen Werner -- Exotic Mosquitoes Conquer the World / Norbert Becker, Björn Pluskota, Achim Kaiser and Francis Schaffner -- Future Strategies for European Pest Management / Reiner Pospischil -- Assessing Diversity and Abundance of Vector Populations at a National Scale: Example of Culicoides Surveillance in France After Bluetongue Virus Emergence / R. Venail, T. Balenghien, H. Guis, A. Tran and M.-L. Setier-Rio, et al. -- Bluetongue Disease: An Analysis of the Epidemic in Germany 2006-2009 / Franz J. Conraths, Michael Eschbaumer, Conrad Freuling, Jörn Gethmann and Bernd Hoffmann, et al. -- Impact of Insecticide-Treated Nets on Insects of Medical and Veterinary Relevance / Burkhard Bauer, Dieter Mehlitz and Peter-Henning Clausen -- The Changing Distribution Patterns of Ticks (Ixodida) in Europe in Relation to Emerging Tick-Borne Diseases / T.N. Petney, J. Skuballa, S. Muders, M. Pfäffle and C. Zetlmeisl, et al. -- The Huge Risks Due to Hyalomma Ticks / Mohammed A. Bakheit, Abdalla A. Latif, Zati Vatansever, Ulrike Seitzer and Jabbar Ahmed -- Flies as Vectors of Microorganisms Potentially Inducing Severe Diseases in Humans and Animals / Falk Gestmann, Maike Förster, Heinz Mehlhorn, Kai Sievert and Sabine Messler, et al. -- Flies as Vectors of Parasites Potentially Inducing Severe Diseases in Humans and Animals / Maike Förster, Falk Gestmann, Heinz Mehlhorn, Kai Sievert and Sabine Messler, et al. -- Lice as Vectors of Bacterial Diseases / Günter A. Schaub, Astrid H. Kollien and Carsten Balczun -- Triatomines as Vectors of American Trypanosomiasis / Carsten Balczun, Christian K. Meiser and Günter A. Schaub -- Fleas as Underestimated Vectors of Agents of Diseases / Heinz Mehlhorn -- Marine Crustaceans as Potential Hosts and Vectors for Metazoan Parasites / Markus Wilhelm Busch, Thomas Kuhn, Julian Münster and Sven Klimpel -- Spotted Fever Rickettsiae and Rickettsioses in Germany / Gerhard Dobler and Martin Pfeffer
Summary Without a doubt the recently accelerating globalization supports the import of agents of disease into countries where they never had been or where they had long since been eradicated, leading to a false sense of living on a "safe island." These newly imported or reintroduced diseases - called "emerging diseases"--May lead to severe outbreaks in cases where the countries are not prepared to combat them, or in cases where viruses are introduced that cannot be controlled by medications or vaccines. Arthropods are well known vectors for the spread of diseases. Thus their invasion from foreign countries and their spreading close to human dwellings must be blocked everywhere (in donor and receptor countries) using safe and effective measures. This book presents reviews on examples of such arthropod-borne emerging diseases that lurk on the fringes of our crowded megacities. The following topics show that there is an ongoing invasion of potential vectors and that control measures must be used now in order to avoid disastrous outbreaks of mass diseases
Analysis levenswetenschappen
life sciences
parasitologie
parasitology
veeartsenijkunde
veterinary medicine
zoology
ziektepreventie
disease prevention
Biology (General)
Biologie (algemeen)
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes English
Print version record
Subject Arthropod vectors.
Emerging infectious diseases -- Epidemiology
Communicable diseases.
Public health.
Infection.
Medical personnel.
Diseases.
Medical care.
Emerging infectious diseases.
Epidemiology.
Arthropod Vectors
Communicable Diseases
Public Health
Disease Transmission, Infectious
Medicine
Infections
Health Occupations
Bacterial Infections and Mycoses
Disciplines and Occupations
Environment and Public Health
Disease
Delivery of Health Care
Disease Vectors
Communicable Diseases, Emerging
Epidemiology
Communicable Diseases, Emerging -- epidemiology
Patient Care
public health.
MEDICAL -- Epidemiology.
MEDICAL -- Health Risk Assessment.
Public health
Medical personnel
Medical care
Infection
Epidemiology
Emerging infectious diseases
Diseases
Communicable diseases
Arthropod vectors
Emerging infectious diseases -- Epidemiology
Form Electronic book
Author Mehlhorn, Heinz.
ISBN 9783642288425
3642288421
3642428533
9783642428531