Emerging pests and vector-borne diseases in Europe

Hardcover  500 pp  ISBN 9789086860531      £110.00

Historically, Europe suffered from numerous pests and vector-borne diseases, including yellow fever, malaria, plague and typhus. Introduction of hygienic measures, drugs and vector control caused the disappearance of many of these diseases from Europe. In the (sub)tropics, however, many of these diseases still thrive, causing serious health problems for humans and animals. Increased trade, leading to animal and human movement and climate change cause reason to assume that several of these diseases might become re-established or allow 'new' diseases and pests to be introduced in Europe. The recent outbreaks of bluetongue virus in North-western Europe highlights this concern, requiring an effective surveillance systems for the early detection of pests and vector-borne diseases.

In 24 chapters this book provides examples of the most likely pests and diseases affecting man and animals in Europe, with emphasis on ecological factors favouring these diseases and methods for prevention and intervention. The authors are recognized experts in specific fields. All chapters are peer reviewed.

Contents

Preface

1. Alarm bells ringing: more of the same, and new and novel diseases and pests, Bart G.J. Knols and Willem Takken

Malaria and Leishmania parasites
2. Will malaria return to North-West Europe?, Willem Takken, Piet A. Kager and Jan Peter Verhave
3. Malaria in Southern Europe: resurgence from the past?, Bulent Alten, Helge Kampen and Didier Fontenille
4. Avian malaria in Europe: an emerging infectious disease?, Silvie Huijben, Willem Schaftenaar, Adriaan Wijsman, Krijn Paaijmans and Willem Takken
5. The leishmaniases of Southern Europe, Marina Gramiccia and Luigi Gradoni Bluetongue, West Nile, Usutu, Chikungunya and Dengue viruses
6. Modelling of vector-borne diseases and transmission of bluetongue virus in North-West Europe, Aline A. de Koeijer and Armin R.W. Elbers
7. Bluetongue: an emerging vector-borne disease outbreak in North-western Europe,Willem Takken, Eugene M.A. van Rooij, Niels O. Verhulst, Frans Jacobs, Silvie Huijben,Jacob Beeuwkes, Nikee Groot, Veronique C.A. Vos, Jeroen Spitzen, Rene C.G. Heutink and Piet A. van Rijn
8. West Nile virus in Europe: waiting for the start of the epidemic?, Marion Koopmans, Byron Martina, Chantal Reusken and Kees van Maanen
9. Emergence of Usutu virus in Central Europe: diagnosis, surveillance and epizootiology, Herbert Weissenbock, Sonja Chvala-Mannsberger, Tamas Bakonyi and Norbert Nowotny
10. Should we expect Chikungunya and Dengue in Southern Europe?, Didier Fontenille, Anna Bella Failloux and Roberto Romi

Tick-borne encephalitis and Lyme disease
11. Tick-borne encephalitis in Europe: dynamics of changing risk, Sarah E. Randolph and Dana Sumilo
12. Lyme disease in Europe: facts and no fiction, Fedor Gassner and Leo S. van Overbeek

Emerging arthropod pests
13. Psoroptic mange: rising prevalence in UK sheep flocks and prospects for its control,Richard Wall
14. Waiting for the tiger: establishment and spread of the Aedes albopictus mosquitoin Europe, Ernst-Jan Scholte and Francis Schaffner
15. Bed bugs: research and resurgence, Clive Boase
16. Houseflies, annoying and dangerous, Renate C. Smallegange and Cornelis J. den Otter
17. Novel strategies in head lice control, Hilde Lapeere, Jean-Marie Naeyaert€, and Robert H. Vander Stichele
18. Novel methods for the identification and control of Culicoides midges as vectors of emerging diseases,A. Jennifer Mordue (Luntz), John F. Dallas, Damien V. Nolan and James G. Logan

Surveillance, protection and control
19. Monitoring systems for adult insect pests and disease vectors, Yu Tong Qiu, Jeroen Spitzen, Renate C. Smallegange and Bart G. J. Knols
20. Personal protection against European disease vectors, Niels O. Verhulst, Christopher F. Curtis and Nigel Hill
21. Mosquito control in Europe,Norbert Becker and Marija Zgomba

Nature conservation, wildlife management and human activities as drivers
22. Changes in global scale land use and its implications for nature conservation and emerging vector-borne diseases, Herbert H.T. Prins and Iain J. Gordon
23. Wildlife and the risk of vector-borne viral diseases, Byron E. Martina and Albert D.M.E. Osterhaus
24. Invasions of vector-borne diseases driven by transportation and climate change, Wouter J. van der Weijden, Rene A.L. Marcelis and Wilfred Reinhold

Epilogue: emerging pests and vector-borne diseases are a reality, Willem Takken and Bart G.J. Knols

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