Ticks and Tick-Borne Pathogens

by Muhammad Abubakar, Piyumali Kanchana Perera
March 2019

This book is intended for students in parasitology, biologists, parasitologists involved in molecular diagnostics of tick-borne diseases, practicing veterinarians, and for others who may require information on ticks and tick-borne diseases. This book includes topics such as high-throughput technologies in diagnosis, discovery of novel tick vaccines, identification of new pathogens transmitted by ticks, and new epidemiological information of certain well-known ticks and tick-borne diseases.

It is vital to understand ticks and tick-borne pathogens as well as their impact on humans. Here authors have put together a collection of chapters focused on different aspects of ticks and tick-borne diseases mainly to provide the reader with novel information in the field, but not the basic generalised information provided by many textbooks

These chapters were authored by parasitologists from all over the world, giving an insight to the reader about significant ticks and tick-borne diseases prevalent in those particular geographical regions with the local expert’s point of view. Each of the chapters has separate reference lists, making it easier for the reader to find additional reading material related to their topic of interest.

Contents

1.Introductory Chapter: Ticks and Tick-Borne Pathogens

2.Oriental Theileriosis

3.Handling the Microbial Complexity Associated to Ticks

4.Rickettsial Endosymbionts of Ticks

5.Spinose Ear Tick Otobius megnini Infestations in Race Horses

6.Murine Gammaherpesvirus 68 (MHV-68), a Newly Discovered Tick Borne Virus

7.Economic and Health Impact of the Ticks in Production Animals

8.The Enigma of Identifying New Cattle Tick Vaccine Antigens