Biology of Ticks, Volume 1This is the first volume of a two-volume work on the basic biology, ecology, disease transmission and control of ticks. Ticks are parasitic insects that infect cattle, birds and people. The health and economic consequences of ticks are so considerable that most land- grant universities have tick laboratories associated with their entomology departments. In addition, state and federal health officials are concerned with disease transmission by ticks. This first volume covers the anatomy, functional morphology, physiology, reproduction, development and ecology of ticks. The descriptions are comprehensive and fully up-to-date. Entomologists, and in particular tick specialists (acarologists), as well as public health officials, will find this work of interest. It will also be extremely useful to advanced students beginning research in these fields. Volume 2 will focus on ticks and disease, with sections on immunological response to tick parasitism, and the control of ticks and disease. |
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... caused by a spirochete ( Borrelia burgdorferi ) , is now the most important vectorborne disease in the United States and Europe . First recognized in 1977 in a limited focus around Old Lyme , Connecticut , the disease spread rapidly and ...
... caused by a spirochete ( Borrelia burgdorferi ) , is now the most important vectorborne disease in the United States and Europe . First recognized in 1977 in a limited focus around Old Lyme , Connecticut , the disease spread rapidly and ...
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... caused by Babesia bigemmina and transmitted by the cattle tick Boophilus microplus ( Smith and Kilbourne , 1893 ) ; relapsing fever , caused by Borrelia duttoni ( Dutton and Todd , 1905 ) and vectored by the soft tick Ornithodoros ...
... caused by Babesia bigemmina and transmitted by the cattle tick Boophilus microplus ( Smith and Kilbourne , 1893 ) ; relapsing fever , caused by Borrelia duttoni ( Dutton and Todd , 1905 ) and vectored by the soft tick Ornithodoros ...
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... caused by the protozoan pathogen Theileria parva , a fatal disease of cattle in that region . These ticks are also important as vectors of ehrlichiosis in dogs . In the US , cases of human ehrlichiosis have been reported in recent years ...
... caused by the protozoan pathogen Theileria parva , a fatal disease of cattle in that region . These ticks are also important as vectors of ehrlichiosis in dogs . In the US , cases of human ehrlichiosis have been reported in recent years ...
Contents
INTRODUCTION | 3 |
EVOLUTION AND SYSTEMATIC RELATIONSHIPS OF TICKS | 13 |
ECOLOGY OF NONNIDICOLOUS TICKS | 23 |
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