Book review
Review of "Non-native and invasive ticks: Threats to human and animal health in the United States " by Michael J. Burridge
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Correspondence: Olivier AE Sparagano olivier.sparagano@northumbria.ac.uk
Northumbria University, School of Life Sciences, Department of Biomedical Sciences, BioReC Centre, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 8ST, UK
Parasites & Vectors 2011, 4:78 doi:10.1186/1756-3305-4-78
Published: 15 May 2011First paragraph (this article has no abstract)
This is a unique book dealing with tick species imported to the US through human immigration, migratory birds, exotic animal trade etc. Although the name might suggest it would focus exclusively with ticks found in the US, there are also a few chapters explaining from which continents these invasive ticks were coming and which give valuable information about their ecology, related epidemiology and animal and human health associated problems. The author also presents the different diseases transmitted by these ticks so it is not a taxonomy book per se. A special chapter is dedicated to the two most important ticks: Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) annulatus and Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) microplus. There are also two sections dealing with regulatory issues and preventive measures.