دانلود کتاب Ticks: Biology, Ecology, and Diseases

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Front Cover Ticks Ticks Biology, Ecology, and Diseases Copyright Dedication Contents Preface 1 - A brief introduction to ticks Why study ticks? (And write a book about them) A note on naming of ticks The structure of the book Conclusions References 2 - Tick classification and diversity Introduction Tick taxonomy The families The Ixodidae: the hard ticks The Argasidae: the soft ticks The Nuttalliellidae: Nuttalliella namaqua the odd one out! Tick morphology Identification of ticks using morphology Identification of ticks using genetic sequence Identification of ticks using proteomics Conclusions References 3 - The tick life cycle Introduction Hard ticks Ixodes ricinus (Linnaeus, 1758)—a questing tick Ixodes uriae (White, 1852)—a nest dweller Amblyomma americanum (Linnaeus, 1758)—a vector on the rise Dermacentor reticulatus (Fabricius, 1794)—an ornamented tick Hyalomma marginatum (Koch, 1844)—a hunting tick Rhipicephalus microplus (Canestrina, 1888)—a one host tick Rhipicephalus sanguineus (Latreille, 1806)—a tick adapted to man's best friend Haemaphysalis longicornis (Neumann, 1901)—the invader Soft ticks Ornithodoros moubata (Murray, 1877)—into the burrows Argas vespertilionis (Latreille, 1802)—life on the wing Conclusions References 4 - Blood feeding as a life choice and the multiple functions of tick saliva Introduction Finding a host Attachment Engorgement Detachment Problems associated with blood feeding Thermoregulation Water balance Interrupted feeding Hyperparasitism The exception to the blood-feeding rule Tick saliva Structure of the tick salivary gland The functions of tick salivary glands and saliva The effect on skin at the bite site The role of tick saliva in pathogen transmission Antitick vaccination using components of tick saliva Conclusions References 5 - An introduction to tick-borne disease Africa Asia Australia and New Zealand Europe North America South and Central America Summary References 6 - Tick-borne diseases of humans Introduction Tick-borne disease caused by viruses Alkhurma hemorrhagic fever Colorado tick fever Crimean–congo hemorrhagic fever Eyach virus Kyasanur Forest disease Omsk hemorrhagic fever Powassan encephalitis and deer tick virus Tick-borne encephalitis Tick-borne diseases caused by bacteria Human granulocytic anaplasmosis Lyme borreliosis Ehrlichiosis Rickettsiosis Tularemia Coxiella burnetii—Q fever Tick-borne diseases caused by protozoa Babesiosis Nonpathogen-associated disease Conclusions References 7 - Tick-borne diseases of animals Introduction Tick-borne diseases—viruses African swine fever Ovine encephalitis (louping ill) Nairobi sheep disease Thogoto virus Tick-borne diseases—protozoa Babesiosis Theileriosis Bovine theileriosis Tick-borne diseases—bacteria Tick-borne fever (anaplasmosis in animals) Heartwater/cowdriosis Canine ehrlichiosis Hepatozoonosis Conclusions References 8 - Emerging diseases and the impact of the microbiome References 9 - Emerging tick-borne diseases Introduction The discovery of Severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome in China and the emergence of Heartland virus in North America The discovery of Beiji virus in China Bourbon virus in the United States The emergence of Babesia microti in North America The emergence of Theileria orientalis type Ikeda in New Zealand Conclusions References 10 - The tick microbiome Introduction Technologies used to detect pathogens The tick virome Discovery of segmented flaviviruses Pathogen discovery in Ixodes scapularis, North America The tick bacteriome Other microbiota associated with ticks Conclusions References 11 - Climate change and control of ticks and tick-borne diseases References 12 - The impact of climate change on ticks and tick-borne disease transmission Introduction Impact of climate change in temperate regions Europe The example of the British Isles North America Impact of climate change in tropical and subtropical regions Impact of climate change at the poles Conclusions References 13 - Controlling ticks and tick-borne disease transmission Introduction Surveillance: its importance in controlling ticks and tick-borne disease Surveying for ticks Environmental collection of ticks On-host collections of ticks Citizen science and surveys Detection of tick-associated pathogens The challenge of invasive species Methods for studying tick-borne disease biology and transmission Tick colonies for investigating tick–pathogen interactions Tick cell lines as an alternative model system Acaricides Land management Vaccines Vaccines directed at individual tick-borne pathogens Vaccines directed at ticks Public information Conclusions References 14 - Synthesis: future developments in tick research New discoveries and species redistribution Ticks as vectors Climate change and ticks Tick genomics Harnessing the sialome Closing remarks References Index A B C D E F G H I K L M N O P R S T V W Back Cover