Ticks

Biology, Ecology, and Diseases

1st Edition - January 7, 2023
Author: Nicholas Johnson
Language: English
Paperback ISBN:
9 7 8 - 0 - 3 2 3 - 9 1 1 4 8 - 1
eBook ISBN:
9 7 8 - 0 - 3 2 3 - 9 9 8 4 7 - 5

Ticks: Biology, Ecology and Diseases provides a detailed overview of the fascinating world of tick biology and ecology. This book discusses disease transmission to humans and lives… Read more

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Ticks: Biology, Ecology and Diseases provides a detailed overview of the fascinating world of tick biology and ecology. This book discusses disease transmission to humans and livestock, assesses the impact of human behavior and climate change on tick biology, and details how this will affect future disease transmission. Written by an expert on ticks and their transmitted diseases, this book explores the unique biology of ticks and how it influences the transmission of some of the most devastating diseases. In a series of detailed chapters, the book provides up-to-date information on the interrelationship between ticks and the vertebrates they feed on.

In addition, the book covers information on recent scientific discoveries surrounding ticks, along with reviews on control methods and disease transmission. Other sections cover the recent emergence of tick-borne pathogens, making this book an ideal source for interested scientists, clinicians, veterinarians and experts in the field of tick biology.

Cover image
Title page
Table of Contents
Copyright
Dedication
Preface
Chapter 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
Chapter 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
Chapter 3. The tick life cycle
Introduction
Hard ticks
Soft ticks
Conclusions
Chapter 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
Chapter 5. An introduction to tick-borne disease
Africa
Asia
Australia and New Zealand
Europe
North America
South and Central America
Summary
Chapter 6. Tick-borne diseases of humans
Introduction
Tick-borne disease caused by viruses
Tick-borne diseases caused by bacteria
Tick-borne diseases caused by protozoa
Nonpathogen-associated disease
Conclusions
Chapter 7. Tick-borne diseases of animals
Introduction
Tick-borne diseases—viruses
Tick-borne diseases—protozoa
Tick-borne diseases—bacteria
Conclusions
Chapter 8. Emerging diseases and the impact of the microbiome
Chapter 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
Chapter 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
Chapter 11. Climate change and control of ticks and tick-borne diseases
Chapter 12. The impact of climate change on ticks and tick-borne disease transmission
Introduction
Impact of climate change in temperate regions
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
Chapter 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
Chapter 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
Index

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