Lyme Borreliosis: Biology, Epidemiology and Control

By Olaf Kahl, Robert S. Lane, Jeremy S. Gray

Lyme borreliosi, s commonly known as lyme disease, is now acknowledged as the most highly prevalent arthropod-borne human disease in northern temperate regions of the world. This book describes the basic characteristics of the disease, the biology of the pathogens in their vectors and vertebrate hosts, their ecology in different regions of the world and the global epidemiology of the disease. The final chapters address the prevention and control measures that have resulted from this knowledge.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0851996329
• ISBN13: 9780851996325
• Release Date: October 2002
• Publisher: Cabi
• Length: 480 Pages
• Weight: 1.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.5" x 9.4"