Title: The vector- and rodent-borne diseases of Europe and North America : their distribution and public health burden /
Authors: Gratz, Norman.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press,
Year: 2006
Subjects: Rodentia; Public Health; Insecta; Disease Vectors; Zoonoses transmission; Animals as carriers of disease Europe.; Animals as carriers of disease North America.; Insects as carriers of disease Europe.; Insects as carriers of disease North America.; Rodents as carriers of disease Europe.; Rodents as carriers of disease North America.; Vector control Europe.; Vector control North America.; North America; Europe
Contents: Introduction -- Vector- and rodent-borne diseases of Europe -- Vector and rodent-borne diseases in European history -- Arboviruses -- Mosquito-borne arboviruses of Europe -- Mosquito-borne diseases of Europe: malaria -- Mosquito-borne filarial infections -- Sandfly-borne diseases -- Ceratopogonidae: biting midge-borne diseases -- Dipteran-caused infections: myiasis -- Flea-borne diseases -- Louse-borne diseases -- Tick-borne diseases of Europe -- Mite-borne infections and infestations -- Cockroaches and allergies -- Vector-borne disease problems associated with introduced vectors in Europe -- Factors augmenting the incidence, prevalence and distribution of vector-borne diseases in Europe -- Potential effect of climate change on vector-borne diseases in Europe -- Rodent-borne diseases of Europe -- Economic impact and burden of vector- and rodent-borne diseases in Europe -- Vector- and rodent-borne diseases of North America -- Vector- and rodent-borne diseases in the history of the USA and Canada -- Mosquito-borne arboviruses -- Mosquito-borne diseases: malaria -- Mosquito-borne filarial infections -- Sandfly-borne diseases -- Ceratopogonidae: biting midge-borne diseases -- Dipteran caused infections: myiasis -- Flea-borne diseases -- Louse-borne diseases -- Triatomine-borne diseases -- Tick-borne diseases of the USA and Canada -- Mite-borne infections and infestations -- Cockroaches and allergies -- Factors augmenting the incidence, prevalence and distribution of vector-borne diseases in the USA and Canada -- Rodent-borne diseases of the USA and Canada -- Economic impact of vector- and rodent-borne diseases in the USA and Canada -- Conclusions on the burden of the vector and rodent-borne diseases in Europe, the USA and Canada.