Adaptive Dynamics of Infectious Diseases

In Pursuit of Virulence Management

Ulf Dieckmann editor Johan A J Metz editor Karl Sigmund editor Maurice W Sabelis editor

Format:Hardback

Publisher:Cambridge University Press

Published:11th Apr '02

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An integrated study of the evolutionary ecology of infectious diseases and the management of virulent pathogens.

Infectious diseases evolve rapidly, relentlessly threatening the health of humankind. Newly emerging diseases and the increasing incidence of antibiotic resistance, in particular, suggest that responsible health management must no longer ignore the continual adaptation of pathogens. In this volume, world experts on disease evolution offer their integrated knowledge.Emerging diseases pose a continual threat to public health. Short multiplication time and high variability allow pathogens to evolve very rapidly. It is therefore imperative to incorporate evolutionary considerations into longer-term health management plans. The evolution of infectious disease is also an ideal test-bed for theories of evolutionary dynamics. This book combines both threads, taking stock of our current knowledge on the evolutionary ecology of infectious diseases, and setting out the goals for the management of virulent pathogens. Throughout the book, the fundamental concepts and techniques underlying the modelling are carefully explained in a unique series of integrated boxes. The book ends with an overview of novel options for virulence management in humans, farm animals, plants, wildlife populations and biological control schemes. Written for graduate students and researchers, Adaptive Dynamics of Infectious Diseases provides an integrated treatment of mathematical evolutionary modelling and disease management.

'… anyone with an interest in evolutionary dynamics will find several chapters that they wish to read (or ought to read).' TRENDS in Ecology and Evolution
'Outstanding, intellectually stimulating, this is a meticulously researched book. It merits a prominent place on the bookshelves of researchers, teachers, and students who are concerned with the complex dynamics of infectious diseases.' Conservation Ecology
'… a starting point for further study … comprehensive references introduce a very extensive literature to facilitate this … the volume achieves its aims of being an introductory text for researchers to expand their range of knowledge and stimulate new enquiry.' Journal of Epidemiology & Infection

ISBN: 9780521781657

Dimensions: 237mm x 157mm x 30mm

Weight: 1043g

552 pages