Download or read book Physiology of Ticks written by Frederick D. Obenchain and published by Elsevier. This book was released on 2013-10-22 with total page 523 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Physiology of Ticks focuses on the unique (and probably the most vulnerable) features of tick physiology and the physiological aspects of tick interactions with their hosts. The mechanisms used by non-feeding ticks to maintain their water balance are examined, along with the salivary mechanisms used by feeding ixodid ticks for excreting the enormous excess volumes of water and salts taken in during blood sucking. This book is comprised of 13 chapters and begins with a description of the morphology, deposition, and components of the tick cuticle. The discussion then turns to humidity relationships and water balance of ticks, as well as the sensory basis of tick feeding behavior and the immunological basis of host resistance to ticks. Subsequent chapters explore blood digestion in ticks; tick reproduction, with emphasis on sperm development, cytogenetics, oogenesis, and oviposition; effects of insect hormones and their mimics on tick development and reproduction; and the mechanisms of tick pheromones. The final chapter deals with diapause and biological rhythms in ticks. This monograph will be of value to entomologists, physiologists, biologists, and practitioners of tropical science.
Download or read book Biology of Ticks Volume 1 written by Daniel E. Sonenshine and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2013-12 with total page 557 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Spanning two volumes, this is the most comprehensive work on tick biology and tick-borne diseases.
Download or read book Morphology Physiology and Behavioral Biology of Ticks written by J. Alexander Hair and published by Ellis Horwood. This book was released on 1986 with total page 520 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Ticks written by Alan S. Bowman and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2008-12-04 with total page 1068 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Widespread and increasing resistance to most available acaracides threatens both global livestock industries and public health. This necessitates better understanding of ticks and the diseases they transmit in the development of new control strategies. Ticks: Biology, Disease and Control is written by an international collection of experts and covers in-depth information on aspects of the biology of the ticks themselves, various veterinary and medical tick-borne pathogens, and aspects of traditional and potential new control methods. A valuable resource for graduate students, academic researchers and professionals, the book covers the whole gamut of ticks and tick-borne diseases from microsatellites to satellite imagery and from exploiting tick saliva for therapeutic drugs to developing drugs to control tick populations. It encompasses the variety of interconnected fields impinging on the economically important and biologically fascinating phenomenon of ticks, the diseases they transmit and methods of their control.
Download or read book Climate Ticks and Disease written by Pat Nuttall and published by CABI. This book was released on 2021-11-26 with total page 589 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book brings together expert opinions from scientists to consider the evidence for climate change and its impacts on ticks and tick-borne infections. It considers what is meant by 'climate change', how effective climate models are in relation to ecosystems, and provides predictions for changes in climate at global, regional and local scales relevant for ticks and tick-borne infections. It examines changes to tick distribution and the evidence that climate change is responsible. The effect of climate on the physiology and behaviour of ticks is stressed, including potentially critical impacts on the tick microbiome. Given that the notoriety of ticks derives from pathogens they transmit, the book considers whether changes in climate affect vector capacity. Ticks transmit a remarkable range of micro- and macro-parasites many of which are pathogens of humans and domesticated animals. The intimacy between a tick-borne agent and a tick vector means that any impacts of climate on a tick vector will impact tick-borne pathogens. Most obviously, such impacts will be apparent as changes in disease incidence and prevalence. The evidence that climate change is affecting diseases caused by tick-borne pathogens is considered, along with the potential to make robust predictions of future events.
Download or read book Tick and Tick Borne Pathogens Molecular and Immune Targets for Control Strategies written by Abid Ali and published by Frontiers Media SA. This book was released on 2020-10-09 with total page 341 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This eBook is a collection of articles from a Frontiers Research Topic. Frontiers Research Topics are very popular trademarks of the Frontiers Journals Series: they are collections of at least ten articles, all centered on a particular subject. With their unique mix of varied contributions from Original Research to Review Articles, Frontiers Research Topics unify the most influential researchers, the latest key findings and historical advances in a hot research area! Find out more on how to host your own Frontiers Research Topic or contribute to one as an author by contacting the Frontiers Editorial Office: frontiersin.org/about/contact.
Download or read book Biology of Ticks Volume 2 written by Daniel E. Sonenshine and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2013-12 with total page 504 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Spanning two volumes, this is the most comprehensive work on tick biology and tick-borne diseases
Download or read book Morphology Physiology and Behavioural Biology of Ticks written by John R. Sauer and published by Ellis Horwood Limited. This book was released on 1986-12-01 with total page 470 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book A Translation of Bloodsucking Ticks Ixodoidea Vectors of Diseases of Man and Animals written by Yu. S. Balashov and published by Entomological Society of America. This book was released on 1972-07-17 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First published in 1968, this is a 1972 translation of the groundbreaking book A Translation of Bloodsucking Ticks (Ixodoidea)—Vectors of Diseases of Man and Animals, by Yu. S. Balashov. The book examines the morphology and anatomy of ticks, their life cycle, feeding and feeding mechanisms, activity stages, reproduction, and how they serve as agents and vectors for transmissible infections and viruses.
Download or read book Molecular Physiology of Tick Salivary Secretion and Transcriptomics of Tick in Interaction with Tick borne Pathogen written by Donghun Kim and published by . This book was released on 2016 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Tick salivary secretion is crucial for survival and for successful feeding. Tick saliva includes excretory water/ions and bioactive components for compromising the hosts' immune responses, and provides a direct route for pathogen transmission. Control of the tick salivation involves autocrine/paracrine dopamine, the most potent stimulator of tick salivation. Our research group reported the presence of two dopamine receptors in the salivary glands of the blacklegged tick (Ixodes scapularis): dopamine receptor (D1) and invertebrate specific D1-like dopamine receptor (InvD1L). Dopamine-induced salivary secretion was orchestrated by two distinct physiological roles via activation of the two dopamine receptors (Chapter 2). Low concentration of dopamine activated D1 receptor on epithelial cells of salivary gland acini leading inward fluid transport. High concentration of dopamine activated InvD1L receptors on axonal projections innervating myoepithelial cells modulating pumping/gating actions for emptying luminal saliva into the main duct. Thus, ticks coordinated salivary secretion with duo dopamine receptors. Dopamine-mediated saliva production involves an important downstream component, Na/K-ATPase (Chapter 3). Na/K-ATPase was found in the epithelial cells of all types of acini. However, Na/K-ATPase had two different functions in salivary secretion in different acini: 1) dopamine-mediated production of primary saliva in distally located salivary gland acini type-2/- 3, and 2) dopamine-independent resorption in proximally located salivary gland acini type-1. Type-1 acini were also found to function in direct water absorption of off-host ticks, which could be a potential route for delivery of acaricides. Chapter 4 investigated the comparative transcriptomics of the lone star tick underlying the processes of pathogen acquisition. Differential expression analyses in pathogen-exposed ticks revealed a number of transcripts that are important in the tick-pathogen interaction. These included genes for tick immunity against pathogen and for modulation of tick physiology facilitating a pathogen invasion and proliferation. My study expanded the understanding of physiological mechanisms controlling tick salivation. In addition, transcriptomics of ticks in interaction with pathogen identified several genes that are relevant in vector/pathogen interactions. The knowledge obtained in my study will facilitate to the development of novel methods for the disruption of tick feeding and pathogen transmission.
Download or read book Rickettsial Diseases written by Didier Raoult and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2007-04-26 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The only available reference to comprehensively discuss the common and unusual types of rickettsiosis in over twenty years, this book will offer the reader a full review on the bacteriology, transmission, and pathophysiology of these conditions. Written from experts in the field from Europe, USA, Africa, and Asia, specialists analyze specific patho
Download or read book Ticks written by Nicholas Johnson and published by Elsevier. This book was released on 2023-01-07 with total page 246 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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. Offers an overview of tick anatomy to assist tick identification Provides a thorough and complete update on emerging tick-borne diseases Considers current and future options for controlling tick populations
Download or read book Ticks and Tick Borne Pathogens written by Muhammad Abubakar and published by BoD – Books on Demand. This book was released on 2019-03-13 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It is vital to understand ticks and tick-borne pathogens as well as their impact on humans. This book is intended for students in parasitology, biologists, parasitologists involved in molecular diagnostics of tick-borne diseases, practicing veterinarians, and for others who may require information on ticks and tick-borne diseases. Here we have put together a collection of chapters focused on different aspects of ticks and tick-borne diseases mainly to provide the reader with novel information in the field, but not the basic generalised information provided by many textbooks. This book includes topics such as high-throughput technologies in diagnosis, discovery of novel tick vaccines, identification of new pathogens transmitted by ticks, and new epidemiological information of certain well-known ticks and tick-borne diseases. These chapters were authored by parasitologists from all over the world, giving an insight to the reader about significant ticks and tick-borne diseases prevalent in those particular geographical regions with the local expert's point of view. Each of the chapters has separate reference lists, making it easier for the reader to find additional reading material related to their topic of interest.
Download or read book Ticks written by Moges Woldemeskel and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ticks and tick-borne diseases are among the major stumbling blocks to the development of livestock industry and entail heavy economic loses particularly in the tropics and subtropics. Ticks serve as vectors of several diseases and pose health hazards to animals and humans throughout the world. Attempts to control ticks and tick-borne diseases using different methods have been going on for several generations; however, ticks still cause insurmountable problems to the livestock industry and human and animal health. This book enlightens the reader on research and field experiences obtained from different parts of the world on the various chemical and biological approaches used in the control of ticks and tick-borne diseases. This book would serve as a valuable reference and guide for students, and researchers in biological and biomedical sciences and tick control authorities aimed at devising a sound tick control strategy.
Download or read book Ectoparasites written by Charles Q. Meng and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2018-06-01 with total page 448 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This first book specifically dedicated to ectoparasite drug discovery is unique in providing insights from the veterinary as well as the medical perspective, covering research from both industry and academia while paving the way for new synergies between the two research communities. Edited by a team combining 80 years of experience in academic research and industrial antiparasitic drug discovery, this volume of Drug Discovery in Infectious Diseases summarizes current knowledge in this rapidly expanding field. Comprehensive yet concise, this ready reference blends solid background information on ectoparasite biology with the very latest methods in ectoparasite drug discovery. Three major parts cover current ectoparasite control strategies and the threat of drug resistance, screening and drug evaluation, and the new isoxazoline class of ectoparasiticides. The future potential of mechanism-based approaches for repellents and parasiticides is thoroughly discussed, as are strategies for vaccines against ectoparasites, making the book ideal for parasitologists in academia as well as researchers working in the pharmaceutical industry.
Download or read book Combating and Controlling Nagana and Tick Borne Diseases in Livestock written by Orenge, Caleb Oburu and published by IGI Global. This book was released on 2021-01-29 with total page 440 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: African animal trypanosomosis (AAT), also called nagana, is a trans-boundary disease that has had an immense impact on cattle and is ranked among the top global cattle diseases. This and tick-borne diseases have caused major obstacles to sustainable livestock-based agricultural production and food security and are important factors in underdevelopment. Due to decreasing efficacy of available drugs, widespread trypanosome resistance, and the difficulty of sustaining other control measures, there is a need for alternative sustainable strategies to reduce the impact these diseases have on livestock. Combating and Controlling Nagana and Tick-Borne Diseases in Livestock provides the latest empirical research findings on the effects of African animal trypanosomiasis (nagana) and tick-borne disease infection in livestock, their impact on farmer livelihoods, and the measures that can be undertaken to mitigate negative effects and reduce the number of infections. While highlighting topic areas such as disease history and transmission, treatments, and the economic impacts, this book is essential for farmers, animal health and animal production professionals and practitioners, non-government organizations, researchers, academicians, and students working in fields that include but are not limited to agriculture, livestock production, environmental science, veterinary medicine, veterinary pathology, and epidemiology.
Download or read book One Tick Closer to a Better Understanding of Tick Physiology and how to Incorporate Tick Biology in a Classroom written by Tanya Josek and published by . This book was released on 2019 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
