Century of rickettsiology; emerging, reemerging rickettsioses, molecular diagnostics, and emerging veterinary rickettsioses; proceedings.9781573316392 Century of rickettsiology; emerging, reemerging rickettsioses Rickettsioses Often severe infectious diseases caused by several diverse and specialized bacteria, the rickettsiae and rickettsia-like organisms. The best-known rickettsial diseases infect humans and are usually transmitted by parasitic arthropod vectors. , molecular diagnostics, and emerging veterinary rickettsioses; proceedings. International Conference on Rickettsiae and Rickettsial Diseases (4th: 2005: Logrono, Spain). Blackwell Publishing 2006 626 pages $145.00 Paperback Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences The New York Academy of Sciences is the third oldest scientific society in the United States. An independent, non-profit organization with more than 25,000 members in 140 countries, the Academy’s mission is to advance understanding of science and technology. ; v.1374 QR201 This is the second of two volumes comprising the proceedings of the Fourth International Conference on Rickettsiae and Rickettsial Diseases, held in Spain in 2005. The 117 papers collected here focus on the epidemiology, vectors, and clinical and laboratory diagnoses of rickettsioses and associated organisms. Also covered are the new subdiscipline sub·dis·ci·pline n. A field of specialized study within a broader discipline; a subfield. of veterinary rickettsiology, and important discoveries that jump-started the field a century ago. Specific topics include: prediction of habitat suitability for ticks, anthropogenic effects on changing Q fever epidemiology in Russia, Bartonella infection in domestic cats and wild felids felids cats. , and evaluation of a real-time PCR PCR polymerase chain reaction. PCR abbr. polymerase chain reaction Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) assay to detect Coxiella burnetii. This book contains an author index but no subject index. ([c]20072005 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR) |
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