Cabi The Biology of Mosquitoes. Volume 3, Viral, Arboviral and Bacterial Pathogens: Transmission of Viruses and Interactions with Bacteria

Mosquitoes are significant creatures both medically as vectors of arboviruses, pathogens and parasites, and because they are one of the most intensively studied and well known groups of insects. Following the two other widely praised volumes of The Biology of Mosquitoes, which reviewed basic aspects of mosquito biology, this third volume provides a highly detailed and authoritative review of the interactions of mosquitoes and the viruses and bacteria that infect them. Following an introduction that reviews developments in the taxonomy and nomenclature of aedine mosquitoes, chapters describe host-parasite interactions and mosquito immune responses to their pathogens and bacteria, the characteristics of arboviruses and viruses infecting only mosquitoes, the transmission and epidemiology of the most important arboviruses, and the interactions between mosquitoes and three bacteria identified as potential means of controlling mosquito populations and disease spread. By impartially discussing the merits of competing theories and conflicting results, this book provides an objective and comprehensive review of mosquito host-parasite interactions.