Microbe-vector Interactions in Vector-borne Diseases (Society for General Microbiology Symposia): Series Number 63 - Hardcover

 
9780521843126: Microbe-vector Interactions in Vector-borne Diseases (Society for General Microbiology Symposia): Series Number 63
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 052184312X ISBN 13: 9780521843126
Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2004

Synopsis

Several billion people are at daily risk of life threatening vector-borne diseases such as malaria, trypanosomiasis and dengue. This volume describes the way in which the causal pathogens of such diseases interact with the vectors that transmit them. It details the elegant biological adaptations that have enabled pathogens to live with their vectors and, in some circumstances, to control them. This knowledge has led to novel preventative strategies in the form of antibiotics and new vaccines which are targeted not at the pathogen itself but at its specific vector.

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About the Authors

Stephen H. Gillespie is Professor of Medical Microbiology in the Department of Infectious Diseases at University College London, UK.

Geoffrey L. Smith is a Wellcome Trust Principal Research Fellow and Head of Department of Virology at Imperial College London, UK.

Anne Osbourn is a Group leader in the Sainsbury Laboratory, John Innes Centre, Norwich,UK.

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Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Publication date
2004
Language
English
ISBN 10 
052184312X
ISBN 13 
9780521843126
Binding
Hardcover
Number of pages
396
Editor
Gillespie S. H., Smith G. L., Osbourn A.