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| Acknowledgements | |
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| Tribute to the author | |
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| Preface | |
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| Introduction | |
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| The vector- and rodent-borne diseases of Europe | |
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| Vector and rodent-borne diseases in European history | |
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| The arboviruses | |
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| The mosquito-borne arboviruses of Europe | |
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| West Nile Virus | |
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| Batai virus (Calovo virus) | |
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| Ockelbo virus | |
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| Inkoo virus | |
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| Tahyna virus | |
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| Usutu virus | |
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| Dengue virus | |
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| Mosquito-borne diseases of Europe - malaria | |
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| Recrudescence of autochthonous malaria in Europe | |
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| The problem of imported malaria in Europe | |
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| Imported malaria in other countries of Europe | |
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| Airport malaria | |
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| Mosquito-borne filarial infections | |
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| The public health importance of dirofilariasis | |
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| Sandfly-borne diseases | |
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| Sandfly-borne diseases - viruses | |
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| Sandfly fever in Europe | |
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| Sandfly-borne diseases - Leishmaniasis | |
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| Distribution and incidence of visceral leishmaniasis | |
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| Cutaneous leishmaniasis | |
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| Leishmaniasis/HIV | |
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| The sandfly vectors of leishmaniasis in Europe | |
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| Conclusions on the public health importance of leishmaniasis in Europe | |
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| Ceratopogonidae - biting midge-borne diseases | |
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| Dipteran-caused infections - myiasis | |
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| The flea-borne diseases | |
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| Plague | |
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| Flea-borne rickettsial diseases | |
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| The ELB agent | |
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| Cat scratch disease | |
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| The louse-borne diseases | |
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| Louse-borne rickettsial diseases | |
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| Trench fever | |
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| Louse-borne relapsing fever | |
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| Body louse infestations | |
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| Head louse infestations | |
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| Pubic louse infestations | |
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| Tick-borne diseases of Europe | |
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| Tick-borne viruses | |
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| Bhanja virus | |
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| Thogoto virus | |
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| Dhori virus | |
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| Tribec virus | |
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| Tettnang virus | |
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| Eyach virus | |
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| Tick-borne bacterial infections | |
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| Tick-borne relapsing fever | |
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| Lyme disease | |
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| Tick-borne rickettsial infections | |
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| Other spotted fever rickettsiae in Europe | |
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| Ehrlichiosis | |
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| Q Fever | |
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| Babesiosis | |
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| The public health importance of babesiosis | |
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| Tularaemia | |
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| Tick paralysis | |
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| Mite-borne infections and infestations | |
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| Scabies | |
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| Rickettsial pox | |
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| Mites and allergies | |
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| Cockroaches and allergies | |
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| Vector-borne disease problems associated with introduced vectors in Europe | |
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| Factors augmenting the incidence, prevalence and distribution of vector-borne diseases in Europe | |
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| Ecological changes | |
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| The potential effect of climate change on vector-borne diseases in Europe | |
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| The rodent-borne diseases of Europe | |
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| The hantaviruses | |
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| Puumala virus | |
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| Dobrava virus | |
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| Saaremaa virus | |
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| Lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus | |
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| Bacterial diseases | |
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| Rat bite fever | |
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| Rodent-borne salmonellosis | |
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| Protozoal diseases | |
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| Rodent-borne cestode infections | |
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| Rodent-borne nematode infections | |
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| Conclusions | |
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| The economic impact and burden of vector- and rodent-borne diseases in Europe | |
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| Costs associated with arboviruses | |
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| Costs associated with malaria resurgence in Europe | |
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| Costs associated with imported malaria | |
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| Costs associated with mosquito control | |
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| Costs associated with lice and scabies control | |
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| Costs associated with Lyme disease | |
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| Conclusions | |
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| The vector- and rodent-borne diseases of North America | |
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| Vector- and rodent borne diseases in the history of the USA and Canada | |
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| The arboviruses | |
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| Epidemic or louse-borne typhus | |
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| Rocky Mountain spotted fever | |
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| Malaria | |
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| The mosquito-borne arboviruses | |
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| Togoviridae | |
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| Flaviviridae | |
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| Bunyaviridae | |
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| Conclusions on the public health importance of arboviruses in the USA and Canada | |
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| Mosquito-borne diseases - malaria | |
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| Conclusions on the public health importance of malaria in the USA and Canada | |
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| Mosquito-borne filarial infections | |
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| The public health importance of dirofilariasis | |
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| Sandfly-borne diseases | |
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| The phleboviruses | |
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| Leishmaniasis | |
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| Ceratopogonidae - biting midge-borne diseases | |
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| Dipteran caused infections - myiasis | |
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| Flea-borne diseases | |
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| Plague | |
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| Flea-borne rickettsial diseases | |
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| Cat scratch disease (CSD) | |
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| The louse-borne diseases | |
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| Louse-borne or epidemic typhus | |
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| Trench fever | |
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| Body louse infestations | |
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| Head louse infestations | |
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| Pubic louse infestations | |
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| Triatomine-borne diseases | |
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| American trypanosomiasis or Chagas disease | |
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| Chagas disease vectors | |
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| Chagas disease reservoir hosts | |
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| The public health importance of Chagas disease in the USA | |
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| Tick-borne diseases of the USA and Canada | |
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| Tick-borne viruses | |
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| Powassan virus | |
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| Tick-borne bacterial infections | |
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| Lyme disease | |
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| Conclusions on the public health importance of Lyme disease in the USA and Canada | |
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| Southern tick-associated rash illness | |
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| Rocky Mountain spotted fever | |
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| Reservoir hosts of Rocky Mountain spotted fever | |
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| Conclusions regarding Rocky Mountain spotted-fever | |
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| Ehrlichiosis | |
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| Q fever | |
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| Babesiosis | |
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| Tularaemia | |
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| Tick paralysis | |
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| Mite-borne infections and infestations | |
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| Scabies | |
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| Rickettsial pox | |
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| Mites and allergies | |
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| Cockroaches and allergies | |
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| The public health importance of cockroach allergies | |
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| Factors augmenting the incidence, prevalence and distribution of vector-borne diseases in the USA and Canada | |
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| The effect of ecological changes | |
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| The possible effects of climate change | |
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| Vector-borne disease problems associated with introduced vectors | |
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| The rodent-borne diseases of the USA and Canada | |
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| The hantaviruses | |
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| Rodent reservoir hosts | |
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| Arenaviruses | |
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| Leptospirosis | |
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| Rat-bite fever | |
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| Salmonellosis | |
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| Toxoplasmosis | |
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| Cestode infections | |
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| Nematode infections - trichinosis | |
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| Conclusions | |
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| The economic impact of vector- and rodent-borne diseases in the USA and Canada | |
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| Eastern equine encephalitis | |
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| La Crosse encephalitis | |
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| St. Louis encephalitis | |
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| West Nile virus | |
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| Dengue | |
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| Imported malaria | |
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| Lice infestations | |
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| Scabies infestations | |
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| Lyme disease | |
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| Mosquito control | |
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| Conclusions | |
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| Conclusions on the burden of the vector and rodent-borne diseases in Europe, the USA and Canada | |
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| References | |
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| Index | |