A Look at the World of Ticks

T N Petney; R G Robbins; A A Guglielmone; D A Apanaskevich; A Estrada-Pena; I G Horak; Renfu Shao

doi:10.1007/978-3-642-21396-0_15

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A Look at the World of Ticks

T N Petney, R G Robbins, A A Guglielmone, D A Apanaskevich, A Estrada-Pena, I G Horak and Renfu Shao

Progress in Parasitology, pp.283-296

Parasitology Research Monographs, 2, Springer Verlag

2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-21396-0_15

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Parasites threaten the health of animals and humans alike. Especially in times of increasing globalization and global warming, parasites can enlarge their "kingdom" by spreading. At the same time many of the existing medical products have become ineffective. As these products have been used for many decades, parasites have developed resistances, so that they have progressed in their fight for survival. Therefore it is obvious that humans must develop new methods to face these dangers. Thus parasitological knowledge increases daily and must be formulated to be accessible for as many parasitologists (veterinarians, physicians, biologists) as possible. Therefore it is necessary that reviews reflecting the present status of the progress in many fields of research be published. Therefore this book, published on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the German Society of Parasitology, compiles 18 reviews on recent "hot topics," including a new vaccine against malarial parasites; severe diseases with poor chances of treatment (cryptosporidiosis, coccidiosis, theileriosis); vectors (mosquitoes, ticks) and their transmission activities; and fish parasites, including molecular insights into the sex of parasites with a focus on the survival abilities that made them so dangerous. These chapters provide detailed information for researchers, as well as for teachers and students in parasitology. [Book Synopsis]

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Title: A Look at the World of Ticks
Authors: T N Petney (Author) - Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Germany
R G Robbins (Author) - Walter Reed Army Medical Centre, United States
A A Guglielmone (Author) - Instituto Nacional de Tecnologia Agropecuaria, Argentina
D A Apanaskevich (Author) - Georgia Southern University, United States
A Estrada-Pena (Author) - Universidad de Zaragoza, Spain
I G Horak (Author) - University of Pretoria, South Africa
Renfu Shao (Author) - University of Queensland
Contributors: H Mehlhorn (Editor)
Publication details: Progress in Parasitology, pp.283-296
Series: Parasitology Research Monographs; 2
Publisher: Springer Verlag
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-21396-0_15
ISBN: 9783642213953
Organisation Unit: University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland; School of Science and Engineering - Legacy; Centre for Bioinnovation; School of Science, Technology and Engineering
Language: English
Record Identifier: 99449782502621
Output Type: Book chapter

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