Arboviruses

First Published in 1988, this five volume set documents the transmission and growth of Arthropod born viruses. Carefully compiled and filled with a vast repertoire of notes, diagrams, and references this book serves as a useful reference for Students of Epidemiology, and other practitioners in their respective fields.

Autorentext

Thomas P. Monath

Inhalt

Volume I.

1. Impact of Arboviruses on Human and Animal Health. 2. Arbovirus Serogroups: Definition and Geographic Distribution. 3. Virus Variation and Evolution: Mechanisms and Epidemiological Significance. 4. Susceptibility and Resistance of Vector Mosquitoes. 5. Horizontal and Vertical Transmission of Viruses by Insect and Tick Vectors. 6. Blood Feeding by Vectors: Physiology, Ecology, Behaviour, and Vertebrate Defense. 7. Occurrence, Biology, and Physiology of Diapause in Overwintering Mosquitoes. 8. Diapause in Teck Vectors of Disease. 9. Weather. Vector Biology, and Arboviral Recrudescence. 10. Vertebrate Host Ecology. 11. Human Factors in Arbovirus Ecology and Control. 12. Epidemiological Principles Applied to Arbovirus Diseases. 13. Quantitative Models of Arbovirus Infections. Index.

Volume II.

14. African Horse Sickness. 15. African Swine Fever. 16. Bluetongue and Epizootic Hemorrhagic Disease. 17. Bovine Ephemeral Fever. 18. Other Bunyaviral Fevers: Bunyamwera, Ilesha, Germiston, Bwamba, and Tataguine. 19. California Group Viruses. 20. Chikungunya Virus Disease. 21. Colorado Tick Fever. 22. Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever. 23. Dengue. Index.

Volume III.

24. Eastern Equine Encephalomyelitis. 25. Getah Virus Disease. 26. Group C Viruses. 27. Issyk-Kul Virus Disease. 28. Japanese Encephalitis. 29. Kyasanur Forest Disease. 30. Louping Ill. 31. Mayaro Virus Disease. 32. Murray Valley and Kunjin Encephalitis. 33. Nairobi Sheep Disease. 34. Omsk Hemorrhagic Fever. 35. O'Nyong Nyong Virus Disease. Index.

Volume IV.

36. Oropouche Fever. 37. Phlebotomus Fevers. 38. Powassan Encephalitis. 39. Rift Valley Fever. 40. Rocio Encephalitis. 41. Ross River Virus Disease (Epidemic Polyarthritis). 42. St. Louis Encephalitis. 43. Simbu Group Viruses with Teratogenic Potential. 44. Sindbis and Sindbis-Like Virus Diseases. 45. Tick-Borne Encephalitis. 46. Venezuelan Equine Encephalomyelitis. Index.

Volume V.

47. Vesicular Stomatitis. 48. Wesselsbron Virus Disease. 49. West Nile Fever. 50. Western Equine Encephalomyelitis. 51. Yellow Fever. Index.