Current Topics in Vector Research: Volume 3

ISBN-13: 9781461291152 / Angielski / Miękka / 2013 / 265 str.

Gubler, D. J.

Opis

Vector transmission of pathogens affecting human, animal, and plant health continues to plague mankind both in industrialized and Third World coun- tries. The diseases caused by these pathogens cost billions of dollars an- nually in medical expenses and lost productivity. Some cause widespread of food-and fiber-producing plants and animals, whereas others destruction present direct and immediate threats to human life and further development in Third World countries. During the past 15 years or so, we have witnessed an explosive increase in interest in how vectors acquire, carry, and subsequently inoculate dis- ease agents to human, animal, and plant hosts. This interest transcends the boundaries of anyone discipline and involves researchers from such varied fields as human and veterinary medicine, entomology, plant pa- thology, virology, physiology, microbiology, parasitology, biochemistry, molecular biology, genetic engineering, ultrastructure, biophysics, bio- systematics, biogeography, ecology, behavioral sciences, and others. Ac- companying and perhaps generating this renewed interest is the realization that fundamental knowledge of pathogen-vector-host interrelationships is a first and necessary step in our quest for efficient, safe methods of disease control.

Spis treści

1 Ecology of Arboviruses and Their Vectors in Australia.- Characters and Events.- Virus Isolations.- Vectors and Their Competence.- Vertebrate Hosts.- Strategies for Survival.- Future Impressions.- References.- 2 Current Research on Dengue.- Epidemiology.- Clinical Studies.- Laboratory Diagnosis.- Prevention and Control.- Conclusions.- References.- 3 Systems Approaches for Management of Insect-Borne Rice Diseases.- Ecology and Epidemiology.- Mathematical Models in Epidemiology.- Systems Approaches.- Recent Advances in Mathematical Epidemiology of Rice Dwarf Virus.- Conclusion.- References.- 4 Aphid Vector Monitoring in Europe.- Aims and Requirements of Aphid Vector Monitoring (AVM) in Europe.- Historical Background to Aphid Trapping.- Achievements.- Conclusion.- References.- 5 Nepoviruses of the Americas.- The Nepovirus Group.- Nepoviruses as Disease Agents.- Ecology and Epidemiology.- Prevention and Control.- Concluding Remarks.- References.- 6 Viral Replication, Translation, and Assembly of Nepoviruses.- Multicomponent Nature of Nepoviruses.- Replication Studies.- Cellular Sites of Replication and Synthesis.- The Presence of 5’-Genome-Linked Proteins.- The Presence of 3’-Genomic Polyadenylate.- Little or No Base Sequence Homology Exists Between the Different RNA Species.- Cell-Free Protein Synthesis.- Satellite RNAs.- Protein Subunits and Reassembly.- References.- 7 Soil-Borne Viruses of Plants.- Mechanically Transmitted Soil-Borne Viruses.- Fungus-Transmitted Viruses.- Nematode-Transmitted Viruses.- Insect-Transmitted Viruses.- Other Soil-Borne Viruses.- Ecological Significance of Properties of Viruses.- Conclusion.- References.- 8 Immunoelectron Microscopy of Plant Viruses and Mycoplasma.- Techniques.- Applications.- References.