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The vector- and rodent-borne diseases of Europe and North America : their distribution and public health burden / Norman G. Gratz.
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Gratz, Norman.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Animals as carriers of disease--Europe.
- Animals as carriers of disease.
- Animals as carriers of disease--North America.
- Rodents as carriers of disease--Europe.
- Rodents as carriers of disease.
- Rodents as carriers of disease--North America.
- Insects as carriers of disease--Europe.
- Insects as carriers of disease.
- Insects as carriers of disease--North America.
- Vector control--Europe.
- Vector control.
- Vector control--North America.
- Zoonoses--transmission.
- Disease Vectors.
- Public Health.
- Rodentia.
- Insecta.
- Europe.
- North America.
- Medical Subjects:
- Zoonoses--transmission.
- Disease Vectors.
- Public Health.
- Rodentia.
- Insecta.
- Europe.
- North America.
- Physical Description:
- xvi, 393 pages : illustrations, maps ; 26 cm
- Other Title:
- Vector- and rodent-borne diseases in Europe and North America : distribution, public health burden and control
- Place of Publication:
- Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2006.
- Summary:
- There are a significant number of diseases carried by insects such as mosquitoes or sand flies or by ticks, mites and rodents, and are far more common than is often realized. New diseases are constantly being discovered and are becoming more widely distributed with the increase in travelling to and from tropical, disease-endemic countries. Here, Norman Gratz (former Director, Division of Vector Biology and Control, World Health Organization), reviews the distribution of vector and rodent-borne diseases in Europe, the USA and Canada. Their incidence and prevalence, their costs and hence their public health burdens are detailed, and their arthropod vectors and rodent-reservoir hosts are described. Armed with such information, the individual clinician is more likely to have a degree of epidemiological suspicion that will lead to an earlier diagnosis and correct treatment of these infections. Equally, authorities will more readily understand the measures necessary to control this group of infectious agents.
- Contents:
- Tribute to the author / Norman Gratz xii
- Part I The vector- and rodent-borne diseases of Europe
- 2 Vector and rodent-borne diseases in European history 5
- 3 The arboviruses 9
- 4 The mosquito-borne arboviruses of Europe 10
- West Nile Virus 10
- Batai virus (Calovo virus) 24
- Ockelbo virus 24
- Inkoo virus 27
- Tahyna virus 27
- Usutu virus 28
- Dengue virus 30
- 5 Mosquito-borne diseases of Europe - malaria 33
- Recrudescence of autochthonous malaria in Europe 34
- The problem of imported malaria in Europe 37
- Imported malaria in other countries of Europe 49
- Airport malaria 49
- 6 Mosquito-borne filarial infections 52
- The public health importance of dirofilariasis 53
- 7 Sandfly-borne diseases 55
- Sandfly-borne diseases - viruses 55
- Sandfly fever in Europe 55
- Sandfly-borne diseases - Leishmaniasis 57
- Distribution and incidence of visceral leishmaniasis 58
- Cutaneous leishmaniasis 67
- Leishmaniasis/HIV 68
- The sandfly vectors of leishmaniasis in Europe 70
- Conclusions on the public health importance of leishmaniasis in Europe 72
- 8 Ceratopogonidae - biting midge-borne diseases 74
- 9 Dipteran-caused infections - myiasis 75
- 10 The flea-borne diseases 78
- Plague 78
- Flea-borne rickettsial diseases 78
- The ELB agent 80
- Cat scratch disease 81
- 11 The louse-borne diseases 83
- Louse-borne rickettsial diseases 83
- Trench fever 84
- Louse-borne relapsing fever 86
- Body louse infestations 86
- Head louse infestations 86
- Pubic louse infestations 87
- 12 Tick-borne diseases of Europe 89
- Tick-borne viruses 89
- Bhanja virus 107
- Thogoto virus 108
- Dhori virus 108
- Tribec virus 109
- Tettnang virus 109
- Eyach virus 109
- Tick-borne bacterial infections 110
- Tick-borne relapsing fever 110
- Lyme disease 111
- Tick-borne rickettsial infections 134
- Other spotted fever rickettsiae in Europe 136
- Ehrlichiosis 140
- Q Fever 141
- Babesiosis 144
- The public health importance of babesiosis 145
- Tularaemia 146
- Tick paralysis 148
- 13 Mite-borne infections and infestations 149
- Scabies 149
- Rickettsial pox 151
- Mites and allergies 151
- 14 Cockroaches and allergies 154
- 15 Vector-borne disease problems associated with introduced vectors in Europe 156
- 16 Factors augmenting the incidence, prevalence and distribution of vector-borne diseases in Europe 159
- Ecological changes 159
- 17 The potential effect of climate change on vector-borne diseases in Europe 161
- 18 The rodent-borne diseases of Europe 163
- The hantaviruses 163
- Puumala virus 164
- Dobrava virus 167
- Saaremaa virus 168
- Lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus 168
- Bacterial diseases 169
- Rat bite fever 170
- Rodent-borne salmonellosis 171
- Protozoal diseases 172
- Rodent-borne cestode infections 173
- Rodent-borne nematode infections 175
- 19 The economic impact and burden of vector- and rodent-borne diseases in Europe 177
- Costs associated with arboviruses 177
- Costs associated with malaria resurgence in Europe 178
- Costs associated with imported malaria 179
- Costs associated with mosquito control 180
- Costs associated with lice and scabies control 181
- Costs associated with Lyme disease 181
- Part II The vector- and rodent-borne diseases of North America
- 20 Vector- and rodent borne diseases in the history of the USA and Canada 185
- The arboviruses 185
- Epidemic or louse-borne typhus 187
- Rocky Mountain spotted fever 187
- Malaria 188
- 21 The mosquito-borne arboviruses 190
- Togoviridae 191
- Flaviviridae 195
- Bunyaviridae 202
- Conclusions on the public health importance of arboviruses in the USA and Canada 206
- 22 Mosquito-borne diseases - malaria 207
- Conclusions on the public health importance of malaria in the USA and Canada 209
- 23 Mosquito-borne filarial infections 211
- The public health importance of dirofilariasis 213
- 24 Sandfly-borne diseases 214
- The phleboviruses 214
- Leishmaniasis 214
- 25 Ceratopogonidae - biting midge-borne diseases 216
- 26 Dipteran caused infections - myiasis 217
- 27 Flea-borne diseases 220
- Plague 220
- Flea-borne rickettsial diseases 224
- Cat scratch disease (CSD) 226
- 28 The louse-borne diseases 228
- Louse-borne or epidemic typhus 228
- Trench fever 229
- Body louse infestations 230
- Head louse infestations 230
- Pubic louse infestations 231
- 29 Triatomine-borne diseases 233
- American trypanosomiasis or Chagas disease 233
- Chagas disease vectors 234
- Chagas disease reservoir hosts 234
- The public health importance of Chagas disease in the USA 235
- 30 Tick-borne diseases of the USA and Canada 236
- Tick-borne viruses 236
- Powassan virus 237
- Tick-borne bacterial infections 239
- Lyme disease 240
- Conclusions on the public health importance of Lyme disease in the USA and Canada 244
- Southern tick-associated rash illness 245
- Rocky Mountain spotted fever 246
- Reservoir hosts of Rocky Mountain spotted fever 248
- Conclusions regarding Rocky Mountain spotted-fever 248
- Ehrlichiosis 249
- Q fever 252
- Babesiosis 253
- Tularaemia 255
- Tick paralysis 257
- 31 Mite-borne infections and infestations 259
- Scabies 259
- Rickettsial pox 261
- Mites and allergies 262
- 32 Cockroaches and allergies 267
- The public health importance of cockroach allergies 268
- 33 Factors augmenting the incidence, prevalence and distribution of vector-borne diseases in the USA and Canada 269
- The effect of ecological changes 269
- The possible effects of climate change 270
- Vector-borne disease problems associated with introduced vectors 271
- 34 The rodent-borne diseases of the USA and Canada 279
- The hantaviruses 279
- Rodent reservoir hosts 284
- Arenaviruses 286
- Leptospirosis 290
- Rat-bite fever 291
- Salmonellosis 292
- Toxoplasmosis 293
- Cestode infections 294
- Nematode infections - trichinosis 296
- 35 The economic impact of vector- and rodent-borne diseases in the USA and Canada 298
- Eastern equine encephalitis 298
- La Crosse encephalitis 299
- St. Louis encephalitis 299
- West Nile virus 300
- Dengue 301
- Imported malaria 302
- Lice infestations 303
- Scabies infestations 303
- Lyme disease 303
- Mosquito control 304
- 36 Conclusions on the burden of the vector and rodent-borne diseases in Europe, the USA and Canada 306.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 310-369) and index.
- ISBN:
- 0521854474
- 9780521854474
- OCLC:
- 70671787
- Publisher Number:
- 9780521854474
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