Ticks in a Changing Climate: Impacts and Emerging Challenges in Tick-Borne Diseases

This book provides a ground-breaking and thorough analysis of how climate change affects tick populations and the transmission of diseases linked to them. The book employs a multidisciplinary approach to investigate the ecological, epidemiological, veterinary and public health consequences of climate change on diseases carried by ticks, while providing useful tactics and remedies to lessen these effects. With topics ranging from the causes of tick population growth to adaptive management techniques for disease prevention, this book gives readers the information and resources they need to confront the growing threat of tick-borne diseases in a developing climate.