{"product_id":"9783642766459","title":"Tick Vector Biology: Medical and Veterinary Aspects","description":"\u003ch1\u003eTick Vector Biology: Medical and Veterinary Aspects\u003c\/h1\u003e \u003ch2\u003eFivaz, Bruce; Petney, Trevor; Horak, Ivan\u003c\/h2\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe book provides a comprehensive account of ticks and\ntick-borne diseases  occurring in tropical and subtropical\nareas. It begins with a complete      up-to-date overview of the\nsystematics of the Ixodida (Ixodidae, Argasidae  and\nNutalliellidae) and is followed by a review of the problem\nof ticks and tick-borne diseases of domestic animals world\nwide. This leads on to    multi-disciplinary approaches to\nplanning tick and tick-borne disease       control and to\ncontributions on calculating the economic impact of a        tick\nspecies such as Amblyomma americanum on beef production\nsystems.   Heartwater fever (cowdriosis) and dermatophilosis\nare endemic in Africa and pose a threat to the North\nAmerican mainland. The epidemiology of these two diseases is\ndiscussed in detail as is the role of frozen vaccines           to\ncontrol bovine babesiosis and anaplasmosis. The book also\nincludes   chapters on tick transmitted zoonoses such as Lyme\nborreliosis, tick typhus and ehrlichiosis. It concludes with\na review of the acaricidal treatment of tick infestation.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ch3\u003eDetails\u003c\/h3\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublished by: Springer\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublication Date: 2012-02-23\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFormat: Paperback\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eISBN-13: 9783642766459\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDOI: 10.1007\/978-3-642-76643-5\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDimensions: 235cm x155cm\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePages: 193\u003c\/p\u003e ","brand":"Springer","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44398838612108,"sku":"9783642766459","price":99.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9783642766459.jpg?v=1755445348","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9783642766459","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}