Ticks and Tick-Borne Pathogens: Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Ticks and Tick-Borne Pathogens the Banff Centre Banff, Alberta, Can

ISBN-13: 9781402014505 / Angielski / Twarda / 2003 / 309 str.

Frans Jongejan; W. Reuben Kaufman

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This volume contains the Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Ticks and Tick-borne Pathogens (TTP-4), held in Banff, Alberta, Canada, from 21 to 26 July 2002. TTP-4 continues an important tradition established in 1992 at the first Conference in St. Paul, Minnesota, USA, and developed subsequently at the Kruger National Park, South Africa (1995) and the High Tatra Mountains, Slovakia (1999). The 31 papers published in this special issue are divided between six sessions, with a keynote address as an introduction. The first session, which deals with biosystematics, genomics and proteomics of ticks, contains the most recent world list of valid tick names. The papers deal with a broad range of tick-host-pathogen interactions, including remote sensing and mapping of ticks and tick-borne pathogens as well as practical aspects of tick control. It is recommended reading for anyone working on ticks and tick-borne pathogens, which are of increasing medical and veterinary importance worldwide.

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1: Biosystems, Genomics and Proteomics of Ticks. 2. The Argasidae, Ixodidae and Nuttalliellidae (Acari: Ixododa): A world list of valid tick names; I.G. Horak, et al. 3. Phylogeny, evolution and historical zoogeography of ticks: a review of recent progress; S.C. Barker, A. Murrel. 4.The use of the nuclear protein-coding gene, RNA Polymerase II, for tick molecular systematics; Q. Fang, et al. 5. A proteomics approach to characterizing salivary secretions; R.D. Madden, et al. 6. RNA interference: applicability in tick research; M.N. Aljamali, et al. 7. An inhibitor of thrombin-stimulated blood platelet aggregation from the salivary glands of the hard tick Amblyomma variegatum (Acari: Ixodidae); M. Kazimirova, et al. 8. A preliminary linkage map of the tick, Ixodes scapularis; A.J. Ullmann, et al. 2: Tick-Pathogen Interface. 9. Expression of defensin-like peptides in tick hemolymph and midgut in reponse to challenge with Borrelia burgdorferi, Escherichia coli and Bacillus subtilis; D.E. Sonenshine, et al. 10. Involvement of antibacterial peptide defensin in tick midgut defense; Y. Nakajima, et al. 11. Dynamic changes in Lyme disease spirochetes during transmission by nymphal ticks; J. Piesman, B.S. Schneider. 3: Tick-Host Interface. 12. Preliminary observations on specific adaptations of exophilic ixodid ticks to forests or open country habitats; I Uspensky. 13. How specific are host-produced kairomones to host-seeking ixodid ticks? J.F. Carroll. 14. Photoperiodic control of developmental diapause in nymphs of prostriate ticks (Acari: Ixodidae); V.N. Belozerov, et al. 4: Tick-Host-Pathogen Interface. 15. Detection and identification of spotted fever group rickettsiae in ticks collected in southern Croatia; V. Punda-Polic, et al. 16. Immunogenicity of Ehrlichia ruminantium grown in tick cell lines; L. Bell-Sakyi, et al. 17. Kinetics of experimental infection of sheep with Ehrlichia ruminantium cultivated in tick and mammalian cell lines; M. Postigo, et al. 18. A review of studies on the transmission of the tick-borne pathogen Anaplasma phagocytophilum from sheep: Implications for the force of infection in endemic cycles; N.H. Ogden, et al. 19. Sodium valproate facilitates the propagation of granulocytic ehrlichiae (Anaplasma phagocytophilum) in HL-60 cells; P. Zeman, et al. 20. Reduced weight gain due to subclinical Anaplasma phagocytophilum infection; S. Stuen, et al. 21. Ticks and tick-borne diseases of livestock belonging to resource-poor farmers in the eastern Free State of South Africa; P.A. Mbati, et al. 22. Tick-host-Borrelia population interactions: long-term records in east Europe; E.I. Korenberg, et al. 5: Remote Sensing and Mapping of Tick-borne Pathogens. 23. Remotely sensed correlates of phylogeny: tick-borne flaviviruses; S.E. Randolph, D.J. Rogers. 24. Understanding the relationship between landscape connectivity and abundance of Ixodes ricinus ticks; A. Estrada-Peña. 25. Possible weather effects on Lyme disease variability in North-East USA; S. Subak. 6: Tick Control. 26. Molecular and biochemical diagnosis of esterase-mediated pyrethroid resistance in a Mexican