Ticks
Academic Press Inc (Verlag)
978-0-323-91148-1 (ISBN)
In addition, the book covers information on recent scientific discoveries surrounding ticks, along with reviews on control methods and disease transmission. Other sections cover the recent emergence of tick-borne pathogens, making this book an ideal source for interested scientists, clinicians, veterinarians and experts in the field of tick biology.
Nick Johnson has worked in biological research for over 20 years working on projects as diverse as HIV pathogenic mechanisms to transmission of bat borne diseases. The main focus of his research over the past fourteen years has been the investigation of the epidemiology and disease mechanisms of zoonotic viruses including rabies virus, West Nile virus and tick-borne encephalitis virus. He has published extensively through original research in peer-review journals, commissioned reviews and book chapters.
1. Introduction to ticks
2. Tick classification and anatomy
3. The tick life cycle
4. Blood feeding as a life choice
5. Tick saliva
6. Tick and tick-borne disease distribution
7. Tick-borne diseases of humans
8. Tick-borne diseases of animals
9. The tick microbiome
10. Ticks and climate change
11. Controlling ticks and tick-borne diseases
12. Conclusions
Erscheinungsdatum | 20.01.2023 |
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Verlagsort | Oxford |
Sprache | englisch |
Maße | 191 x 235 mm |
Gewicht | 450 g |
Themenwelt | Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Zoologie |
ISBN-10 | 0-323-91148-X / 032391148X |
ISBN-13 | 978-0-323-91148-1 / 9780323911481 |
Zustand | Neuware |
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