The Biology of Mosquitoes, Volume 3: Transmission of Viruses and Interactions with Bacteria

About this book

Mosquitoes are of significant interest both as transmitters of major diseases and as nuisance insects, and as such are one of the most intensively studied and well-known groups of insects.

Following the widely acclaimed first two volumes of The Biology of Mosquitoes, this authoritative review covers viral, arboviral and bacterial pathogens of mosquitoes, with a further volume on malarial, fliarial and other parasites to follow. This volume provides detailed coverege of the significant factors involved with adult mosquito survival and the epidemiology of mosquito-borne diseases.

Covering host-parasite interactions, mosquito immune responses and characteristics and transmission of viruses, prokaryotes and eukaryotes ranging from protozoans to nematodes, this essential reference is a must-read for entomologists, particularly those involved with mosquitoes as disease vectors or pests both in the laboratory and the field.

Contents

(Chapter numbers continued from Volume 2)

Introduction: The traditional and revised classifications of aedine mosquitoes
Chapter 41. Host-parasite interactions
Chapter 42. Immune responses of mosquitoes
Chapter 43. Viruses
Chapter 44. Arboviruses - characteristics and concepts
Chapter 45. Arboviruses - case studies of transmission
Transmission of Eastern equine encephalitis virus
Transmission of dengue viruses
Transmission of yellow fever virus
Transmission of Japanese encephalitis virus
Transmission of La Crosse virus
Transmission of Rift Valley fever virus
Transmission of West Nile virus
Chapter 46. Pathogenic and symbiotic bacteria
Bacillus thuringiensis israelensis
Lysinibacillus sphaericus
Wolbachia pipientis

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