The encyclopedia of arthropod-transmitted infections of man and domesticated animals

• Other Authors: Service, M. W (Editor), Ashford, R. W. (Editor)
• Format: Book
• Language: English
• Published: Wallingford, Oxon, UK New York, NY, USA CABI 2001
• Subjects: Arthropod Vectors > encyclopedias
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• Physical Description: xvi, 579 pages illustrations 26 cm
• Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references
• ISBN: 9780851994734; 0851994733

This major reference work contains essential information on arthropod-borne infections affecting humans and domesticated animals. The encyclopedia is a key reference source for anyone working in medical and veterinary science, and related fields. Features of The Encyclopedia of Arthropod-transmitted Infections are:150 entries, describing arboviral, viral, bacterial and rickettsial, spirochaetal, protozoal and filarial infections, and the vectors that transmit themInformation on disease distribution, clinical symptoms, diagnosis, transmission cycles, vector life-cycles, and treatment and control measures. Figures, tables and photographs illustrate the text. Following each entry is a selected bibliography, to aid further reading on the topicOver 80 different international authors, with expertise in medicine, veterinary science, parasitology, entomology, epidemiology, microbiology, and zoology have contributed to the encyclopedia