Lyme Borreliosis: Biology, Epidemiology and Control (Cabi Publishing)

Abstract This book contains 12 chapters. The first chapter outlines the historical and clinical aspects of Lyme borreliosis including descriptions of the disease in humans and domestic animals, and of diagnosis and treatment. The second chapter deals with ecological methods and terminology and chapters 3-5 describe the biology of the spirochaetes and their behaviour in vectors and vertebrates. The next 4 chapters (6-9) concern the ecology of Borrelia burgdorferi in Europe, Russia, South East Asia and North America, and the last 3 chapters (10-12) deal with the application of the biological and ecological attributes of the pathogens to disease epidemiology, vaccine development and ecological management of Lyme borreliosis. Lyme borreliosis is now acknowledged as the most highly prevalent arthropod-borne human disease in northern temperate regions of the world. The majority of the publications it has generated concern clinical aspects, and a book dealing with the complex biology and ecology of the causative organisms in a worldwide context is overdue. This book describes the basic characteristics of the disease, the biology of the pathogens in their vectors and vertebrate hosts, their ecology in different regions of the world and the global epidemiology of the disease. The final chapters address the prevention and control measures that have resulted from this knowledge. It is essential reading for anyone working on Lyme borreliosis, whether they are involved in microbiology, zoology, ecology, medicine, epidemiology or public health and is also of relevance to those with interests in other tick-borne zoonoses Annotation Lyme borreliosis is now acknowledged as the most highly prevalent arthropod-borne human disease in northern temperate regions of the world. The majority of the publications it has generated concern clinical aspects, and a book dealing with the complex biology and ecology of the causativeorganisms in a worldwide context is overdue. This book describes the basic characteristics of the disease, the biology of the pathogens in their vectors (ticks) and vertebrate hosts, their ecology in different regions of the world and the global epidemiology of the disease. The final chaptersaddress the prevention and control measures that have resulted from this knowledge Lyme borreliosis commonly known as lyme disease is now acknowledged as the most highly prevalent arthropod-borne human disease in northern temperate regions of the world. This book describes the basic characteristics of the disease, the biology of the pathogens in their vectors and vertebrate hosts, their ecology in different regions of the world and the global epidemiology of the disease. The final chapters address the prevention and control measures that have resulted from this knowledge.