Biology of Ticks Volume 2, Volume 2

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Daniel E. Sonenshine, R. Michael Roe
OUP USA, 2014 - Medical - 504 pages
Biology of Ticks is the most comprehensive work on tick biology and tick-borne diseases. This second edition is a multi-authored work, featuring the research and analyses of renowned experts across the globe. Spanning two volumes, the book examines the systematics, biology, structure, ecological adaptations, evolution, genomics and the molecular processes that underpin the growth, development and survival of these important disease-transmitting parasites. Also discussed is the remarkable array of diseases transmitted (or caused) by ticks, as well as modern methods for their control. This book should serve as a modern reference for students, scientists, physicians, veterinarians and other specialists. Volume I covers the biology of the tick and features chapters on tick systematics, tick life cycles, external and internal anatomy, and others dedicated to specific organ systems, specifically, the tick integument, mouthparts and digestive system, salivary glands, waste removal, salivary glands, respiratory system, circulatory system and hemolymph, fat body, the nervous and sensory systems and reproductive systems. Volume II includes chapters on the ecology of non-nidicolous and nidicolous ticks, genetics and genomics (including the genome of the Lyme disease vector Ixodes scapularis) and immunity, including host immune responses to tick feeding and tick-host interactions, as well as the tick's innate immune system that prevents and/or controls microbial infections. Six chapters cover in depth the many diseases caused by the major tick-borne pathogens, including tick-borne protozoa, viruses, rickettsiae of all types, other types of bacteria (e.g., the Lyme disease agent) and diseases related to tick paralytic agents and toxins. The remaining chapters are devoted to tick control using vaccines, acaricides, repellents, biocontrol, and, finally, techniques for breeding ticks in order to develop tick colonies for scientific study.

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Contents

1 Ecology of Nonnidicolous Ticks
3
2 Ecology of Nidicolous Ticks
39
3 Tick Genetics Genomics and Transformation
61
4 TickHost Interactions
88
Innate Immune Responses
129
6 Tickborne Protozoa
147
7 Tickborne Viruses
180
8 Tickborne Spotted Fever Group Rickettsioses and Rickettsia Species
211
10 Nonrickettsial Tickborne Bacteria and the Diseases They Cause
278
11 Tickinduced Paralysis and Toxicoses
313
12 Development of Vaccines for Control of Tick Infestations and Interruption of Pathogen Transmission
333
13 Acaricide Research and Development Resistance and Resistance Monitoring
353
14 Tick Repellent Research Methods and Development
382
Trapping Biocontrol Host Management and Other Alternative Strategies
409
16 Tick Rearing and in Vitro Feeding
445
Index
475

9 Tickborne Rickettsioses II Anaplasmataceae
251

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