Population Biology of Vector-Borne Diseases

Edited by John M. Drake, Michael Bonsall, and Michael Strand

Provides a comprehensive survey of vector-borne diseases, covering additional vectors and more recent disease outbreaks including Zika virus
Discusses how environmental and anthropogenic changes drive vector-borne disease transmission
Features diverse perspectives of multiple investigators from different disciplinary backgrounds, sectors, and geographic locations

Population Biology of Vector-Borne Diseases

Edited by John M. Drake, Michael Bonsall, and Michael Strand

Description

Population Biology of Vector-Borne Diseases is the first comprehensive survey of this rapidly developing field. The chapter topics provide an up-to-date presentation of classical concepts, reviews of emerging trends, synthesis of existing knowledge, and a prospective agenda for future research. The contributions offer authoritative and international perspectives from leading thinkers in the field. The dynamics of vector-borne diseases are far more intrinsically ecological compared with their directly transmitted equivalents. The environmental dependence of ectotherm vectors means that vector-borne pathogens are acutely sensitive to changing environmental conditions. Although perennially important vector-borne diseases such as malaria and dengue have deeply informed our understanding of vector-borne diseases, recent emerging viruses such as West Nile virus, Chikungunya virus, and Zika virus have generated new scientific questions and practical problems. The study of vector-borne disease has been a particularly rich source of ecological questions, while ecological theory has provided the conceptual tools for thinking about their evolution, transmission, and spatial extent.

Population Biology of Vector-Borne Diseases is an advanced textbook suitable for graduate level students taking courses in vector biology, population ecology, evolutionary ecology, disease ecology, medical entomology, viral ecology/evolution, and parasitology, as well as providing a key reference for researchers across these fields.

Population Biology of Vector-Borne Diseases

Edited by John M. Drake, Michael Bonsall, and Michael Strand

1. Introduction: current topics in the population biology of infectious diseases, John M. Drake, Michael Bonsall and Michael Strand
Section I: Theory of Population Biology
2. Heterogeneity, stochasticity and complexity in the dynamics and control of mosquito-borne pathogens, Robert C. Reiner Jr. and David L Smith
3. Seven challenges for spatial analyses of vector-borne diseases, T. Alex Perkins, Guido España, Sean M. Moore, Rachel J. Oidtman, Swarnali Sharma, Brajendra Singh, Amir S. Siraj, K. James Soda, Morgan Smith, Magdalene K. Walters and Edwin Michael
4. Infectious disease forecasting for public health, Stephen A Lauer, Alexandria C Brown and Nicholas G Reich
5. Force of infection and variation in outbreak size in a multi-species host-pathogen system: West Nile Virus in New York City, John M. Drake, Krisztian Magori, Kevin Knoblich, Sarah E. Bowden and Waheed I. Bajwa
Section II: Empirical Ecology
6. Environmental drivers of vector-borne diseases, Marta S. Shocket, Christopher B. Anderson, Jamie M. Caldwell, Marissa L. Childs, Lisa I. Couper, Songhee Han, Mallory J. Harris, Meghan E. Howard, Morgan P. Kain, Andrew J. MacDonald, Nicole Nova, and Erin A. Mordecai
7. Population biology of Culicoides-borne viruses of livestock in Europe, Simon Gubbins
8. Ecological interactions influencing the emergence, abundance and human exposure to tick-borne pathogens, Maria A. Diuk-Wasser, Maria Pilar Fernandez and Stephen Davis
9. Carry-over effects of the larval environment in mosquito-borne disease systems, Michelle V. Evans, Philip M. Newberry and Courtney C Murdock
10. Incorporating vector ecology and life history into disease transmission models: insights from tsetse (Glossina spp.), Sinead English, Antoine M. G. Barreaux, Michael B. Bonsall, John W. Hargrove, Matt J. Keeling, Kat S. Rock and Glyn A. Vale
Section III: Ecological Interactions
11. Mosquito- virus interactions, Christine M Reitmayer, Michelle V. Evans, Kerri L. Miazgowicz, Philip M. Newberry, Nicole Solano, Blanka Tesla and Courtney C. Murdock
12. Kindling, logs and coals: the dynamics of Trypanosoma cruzi, the etiological agent of Chagas Disease, in Arequipa, Peru, Michael Z. Levy
13. Gut microbiome assembly and function in mosquitoes, Kerri L. Coon and Michael R. Strand
Section IV: Applications
14. Direct and indirect social drivers and impacts of vector borne diseases, Sadie J. Ryan, Catherine A. Lippi, Kevin L. Bardosh, Erika F. Frydenlund, Holly D. Gaff, Naveed Heydari, Anthony J. Wilson and Anna M. Stewart-Ibarra
15. Vector control, optimal control and vector-borne disease dynamics, Michael Bonsall

Population Biology of Vector-Borne Diseases

Edited by John M. Drake, Michael Bonsall, and Michael Strand

Author Information

John M. Drake, Professor and Associate Dean, Center for the Ecology of Infectious Diseases, University of Georgia, USA,Michael Bonsall, Professor of Mathematical Biology, Department of Zoology, University of Oxford, UK,Michael Strand, H.M. Pulliam Chair, Department of Entomology, University of Georgia, USA

John M. Drake is Associate Dean of Academic Affairs, Distinguished Research Professor of Ecology, and founding Director of the Center for the Ecology of Infectious Diseases at the University of Georgia, USA.

Michael Bonsall is Professor of Mathematical Biology at the Department of Zoology, University of Oxford, UK. He heads the Mathematical Ecology Research Group at the department, which undertakes cross-disciplinary research using mathematical approaches to explore novel and rewarding problems in ecology, evolution, health and economics.

Michael Strand is Professor at the Department of Entomology, University of Georgia USA. His research laboratory in the department investigates many areas under the broad umbrella of Insect Physiology.

Contributors:

Christopher B. Anderson, Stanford University, USA
Waheed I. Bajwa, New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, USA
Kevin L. Bardosh, University of Edinburgh, UK
Antoine M. G. Barreaux, University of Bristol, UK
Michael B. Bonsall, University of Oxford, UK
Sarah E. Bowden, Kapili Services, LLC, USA
Alexandria C. Brown, University of Massachusetts Amherst, USA
Jamie M. Caldwell, Stanford University, USA
Marissa L. Childs, Stanford University, USA
Lisa I. Couper, Stanford University, USA
Kerri L. Coon, University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA
Stephen Davis, RMIT University, Australia
Maria A. Diuk-Wasser, Columbia University, USA
John M. Drake, University of Georgia, USA
Sinead English, University of Bristol, UK
Guido España, University of Notre Dame, USA
Michelle V. Evans, University of Georgia, USA
Maria Pilar Fernandez, Columbia University, USA
Erika F. Frydenlund, Old Dominion University, USA
Holly D. Gaff, Old Dominion University, USA
Songhee Han, Stanford University, USA
John W. Hargrove, University of Bristol, UK
Mallory J. Harris, Stanford University, USA
Naveed Heydari, SUNY Upstate Medical University, USA
Meghan E. Howard, Stanford University, USA
Simon Gubbins, The Pirbright Institute, UK
Michael Z. Levy, University of Pennsylvania, USA
Stephen A. Lauer, Johns Hopkins University, USA
Catherine A. Lippi, University of Florida, USA
Morgan P. Kain, Stanford University, USA
Matt J. Keeling, University of Bristol, UK
Kevin Knoblich, formerly University of Georgia, USA
Andrew J. MacDonald, University of Georgia and University of California Santa Barbara, USA
Krisztian Magori, University of Georgia, USA
Kerri L Miazgowicz, University of Georgia, USA
Edwin Michael, University of Notre Dame, USA
Sean M. Moore, University of Notre Dame, USA
Erin A. Mordecai, Stanford University, USA
Courtney C. Murdock, University of Georgia, USA
Philip M. Newberry, University of Georgia, USA
Nicole Nova, Stanford University, USA
Rachel J. Oidtman, University of Notre Dame, USA
T. Alex Perkins, University of Notre Dame, USA
Nicholas G. Reich, University of Massachusetts Amherst, USA
Robert C. Reiner Jr., University of Washington, USA
Christine M Reitmayer, University of Georgia, USA and The Pirbright Institute, UK
Kat S. Rock, University of Warwick
Sadie J. Ryan, University of Florida, USA
Swarnali Sharma, University of Notre Dame, USA
Marta S. Shocket, Stanford University and University of California, USA
Brajendra Singh, University of Notre Dame, USA
Amir S. Siraj, University of Notre Dame, USA
David L. Smith, University of Washington, USA
K. James Soda, University of Notre Dame, USA
Nicole Solano-Asamoah, University of Georgia, USA
Morgan Smith, University of Notre Dame, USA
Anna M. Stewart-Ibarra, InterAmerican Institute for Global Change Research, Uruguay
Michael R. Strand, University of Georgia, USA
Blanka Tesla, University of Georgia, USA
Glyn A. Vale, Natural Resources Institute and Department of Veterinary Services, Zimbabwe
Magdalene K. Walters, University of Notre Dame, USA
Anthony J. Wilson, The Pirbright Institute, UK