Tick-Host-Pathogen Interactions

Tick-Host-Pathogen Interactions
Author: Sarah Irène Bonnet
Publisher: Frontiers Media SA
Total Pages: 543
Release: 2018-08-24
Genre:
ISBN: 2889455424

Besides causing direct damage associated with blood feeding and in some cases through the excretion of toxins with their saliva, the main relevance of ticks lies in the wide variety of pathogens that they can transmit, including viruses, bacteria, protozoa and helminths. Owing to socioeconomic and environmental changes, tick distribution is changing with incursions of ticks and tick-borne diseases occurring in different regions of the world when the widespread deployment of chemical acaricides and repellents has led to the selection of resistance in multiple populations of ticks. New approaches that are environmentally sustainable and that provide broad protection against current and future tick-borne pathogen (TBP) are thus urgently needed. Such development, however, requires improved understanding of factors resulting in vector competence and tick-host-pathogen interactions. This Research Topic provides an overview of known molecular tick-host-pathogen interactions for a number of TBPs and highlights how this knowledge can contribute to novel control and prevention strategies for tick-borne diseases.

Climate, Ticks and Disease

Climate, Ticks and Disease
Author: Pat Nuttall
Publisher: CABI
Total Pages: 589
Release: 2021-11-26
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 1789249635

This book brings together expert opinions from scientists to consider the evidence for climate change and its impacts on ticks and tick-borne infections. It considers what is meant by 'climate change', how effective climate models are in relation to ecosystems, and provides predictions for changes in climate at global, regional and local scales relevant for ticks and tick-borne infections. It examines changes to tick distribution and the evidence that climate change is responsible. The effect of climate on the physiology and behaviour of ticks is stressed, including potentially critical impacts on the tick microbiome. Given that the notoriety of ticks derives from pathogens they transmit, the book considers whether changes in climate affect vector capacity. Ticks transmit a remarkable range of micro- and macro-parasites many of which are pathogens of humans and domesticated animals. The intimacy between a tick-borne agent and a tick vector means that any impacts of climate on a tick vector will impact tick-borne pathogens. Most obviously, such impacts will be apparent as changes in disease incidence and prevalence. The evidence that climate change is affecting diseases caused by tick-borne pathogens is considered, along with the potential to make robust predictions of future events.

Tick and Tick-Borne Pathogens: Molecular and Immune Targets for Control Strategies

Tick and Tick-Borne Pathogens: Molecular and Immune Targets for Control Strategies
Author: Abid Ali
Publisher: Frontiers Media SA
Total Pages: 341
Release: 2020-10-09
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 2889660605

This eBook is a collection of articles from a Frontiers Research Topic. Frontiers Research Topics are very popular trademarks of the Frontiers Journals Series: they are collections of at least ten articles, all centered on a particular subject. With their unique mix of varied contributions from Original Research to Review Articles, Frontiers Research Topics unify the most influential researchers, the latest key findings and historical advances in a hot research area! Find out more on how to host your own Frontiers Research Topic or contribute to one as an author by contacting the Frontiers Editorial Office: frontiersin.org/about/contact.

Ticks and Tick-Borne Pathogens

Ticks and Tick-Borne Pathogens
Author: Muhammad Abubakar
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
Total Pages: 184
Release: 2019-03-13
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 1789857651

It is vital to understand ticks and tick-borne pathogens as well as their impact on humans. This book is intended for students in parasitology, biologists, parasitologists involved in molecular diagnostics of tick-borne diseases, practicing veterinarians, and for others who may require information on ticks and tick-borne diseases. Here we have put together a collection of chapters focused on different aspects of ticks and tick-borne diseases mainly to provide the reader with novel information in the field, but not the basic generalised information provided by many textbooks. This book includes topics such as high-throughput technologies in diagnosis, discovery of novel tick vaccines, identification of new pathogens transmitted by ticks, and new epidemiological information of certain well-known ticks and tick-borne diseases. These chapters were authored by parasitologists from all over the world, giving an insight to the reader about significant ticks and tick-borne diseases prevalent in those particular geographical regions with the local expert's point of view. Each of the chapters has separate reference lists, making it easier for the reader to find additional reading material related to their topic of interest.

Skin and Arthropod Vectors

Skin and Arthropod Vectors
Author: Nathalie Boulanger
Publisher: Academic Press
Total Pages: 500
Release: 2018-01-20
Genre: Science
ISBN: 0128114371

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Biology of Ticks Volume 1

Biology of Ticks Volume 1
Author: Daniel E. Sonenshine
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Total Pages: 557
Release: 2013-12
Genre: Science
ISBN: 019974405X

Spanning two volumes, this is the most comprehensive work on tick biology and tick-borne diseases.

Rickettsial Diseases

Rickettsial Diseases
Author: Didier Raoult
Publisher: CRC Press
Total Pages: 400
Release: 2007-04-26
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 142001997X

The only available reference to comprehensively discuss the common and unusual types of rickettsiosis in over twenty years, this book will offer the reader a full review on the bacteriology, transmission, and pathophysiology of these conditions. Written from experts in the field from Europe, USA, Africa, and Asia, specialists analyze specific patho

Host-Parasite Interactions

Host-Parasite Interactions
Author: Gert Flik
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Total Pages: 221
Release: 2004-07-01
Genre: Science
ISBN: 1135319774

This volume summarizes current research into the physiology and molecular biology of host-parasite interactions. Brought together by leading international experts in the field, the first section outlines fundamental processes, followed by specific examples in the concluding section. Covering a wide range of organisms, Host-Parasite Interactions is essential reading for researchers in the field.