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Tick Vector Biology

Medical and Veterinary Aspects

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  1. Bruce Fivaz

    1. Tick Research Unit, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa

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  2. Trevor Petney

    1. Dept. of Parasitology, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany

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  3. Ivan Horak

    1. Veterinary Entomology, Faculty of Veterinary Science, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa

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Table of contents (14 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages I-VIII
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  5. Bio-Economic Impact of Amblyomma americanum in Beef Cattle Production Systems

    • D. R. Barnard, R. T. Ervin, F. M. Epplin
    Pages 55-69

  6. Biological Processes in the Epidemiology of Heartwater

    • R. A. I. Norval, H. R. Andrew, C. E. Yunker, M. J. Burridge
    Pages 71-86

  8. Bovine Ehrlichiosis

    • C. G. Stewart
    Pages 101-107

  9. Canine Ehrlichiosis

    • J. van Heerden
    Pages 109-125

  10. Lyme Borreliosis in Southern Africa

    • P. Botha
    Pages 127-133

  12. Observations on African Tick Typhus (Tick-Bite Fever) in Zimbabwe

    • C. E. Yunker, R. A. I. Norval
    Pages 143-147

  15. Chemical Control of Ticks on Cattle

    • J. Schröder
    Pages 175-184

  16. Back Matter

    Pages 185-193
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About this book

The book provides a comprehensive account of ticks and tick-borne diseases occurring in tropical and subtropical areas. It begins with a complete up-to-date overview of the systematics of the Ixodida (Ixodidae, Argasidae and Nutalliellidae) and is followed by a review of the problem of ticks and tick-borne diseases of domestic animals world wide. This leads on to multi-disciplinary approaches to planning tick and tick-borne disease control and to contributions on calculating the economic impact of a tick species such as Amblyomma americanum on beef production systems. Heartwater fever (cowdriosis) and dermatophilosis are endemic in Africa and pose a threat to the North American mainland. The epidemiology of these two diseases is discussed in detail as is the role of frozen vaccines to control bovine babesiosis and anaplasmosis. The book also includes chapters on tick transmitted zoonoses such as Lyme borreliosis, tick typhus and ehrlichiosis. It concludes with a review of the acaricidal treatment of tick infestation.
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Authors and Affiliations

  • Tick Research Unit, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa

    Bruce Fivaz

  • Dept. of Parasitology, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany

    Trevor Petney

  • Veterinary Entomology, Faculty of Veterinary Science, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa

    Ivan Horak

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Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Tick Vector Biology

  • Book Subtitle: Medical and Veterinary Aspects

  • Authors: Bruce Fivaz, Trevor Petney, Ivan Horak

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-76643-5

  • Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 1992

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-642-76645-9Published: 23 February 2012

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-642-76643-5Published: 06 December 2012

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: VIII, 193

  • Number of Illustrations: 7 b/w illustrations

  • Topics: Zoology, Internal Medicine, Medical Microbiology, Pharmacology/Toxicology, Pharmacy, Agriculture

  • Industry Sectors: Biotechnology

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