New Frontiers of Molecular Epidemiology of Infectious Diseases

Table of contents (15 chapters)

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-viii

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2. 

   Chapter

   Pages 1-5

   Introduction

   Jacques Cabaret, Serge Morand, François Beaudeau

3. Methods and tools in molecular epidemiology

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 7-7

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   2. 

      Chapter

      Pages 9-25

      Molecular Typing of Bacterial Pathogens: A Tool for the Epidemiological Study and Control of Infectious Diseases

      Marie Hallin, Ariane Deplano, Marc J. Struelens

4. Contribution of population genetics

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 27-27

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   2. 

      Chapter

      Pages 29-43

      Molecular Epidemiology and Evolutionary Genetics of Infectious Diseases

      Michel Tibayrenc

   3. 

      Chapter

      Pages 45-76

      Population Genetics and Molecular Epidemiology of Infectious Diseases

      Christine Chevillon, Thierry de Meeûs, Karen D. McCoy

5. Contribution of population and evolutionary epidemiology

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 77-77

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   2. 

      Chapter

      Pages 79-101

      Modelling the Dynamics of Host-Parasite Interactions: Basic Principles

      Pauline Ezanno, Elisabeta Vergu, Michel Langlais, Emmanuelle Gilot-Fromont

   3. 

      Chapter

      Pages 103-121

      Evolution of Virulence: Intuitions and Models

      Jean-Baptiste Ferdy, Sylvain Gandon

6. Case studies

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 123-123

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   2. 

      Chapter

      Pages 125-147

      Molecular Epidemiology of Tuberculosis

      Philippe Lanotte

   3. 

      Chapter

      Pages 149-178

      Pneumocystis Molecular Phylogeny: A Way to Understand Both Pneumocystosis Natural History and Host Taxonomy

      Magali Chabé, Jean-Pierre Hugot, Eduardo Dei-Cas

   4. 

      Chapter

      Pages 179-216

      Hantavirus Genetic Diversity

      Kim Blasdell, Heikki Hentonnen, Philippe Buchy

7. New integrations

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 217-217

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   2. 

      Chapter

      Pages 219-237

      Nasal carriage of Methicillin-Resistant Coagulase-Negative Staphylocococci: A Reservoir of mecA Gene for Staphylococcus aureus

      Raymond Ruimy, François Barbier, David Lebeaux, Etienne Ruppé, Antoine Andremont

   3. 

      Chapter

      Pages 239-254

      Molecular Knowledge of Mechanisms of Helminth Resistance: Importance for Diagnostic and Epidemiology

      Anne Silvestre, Jacques Cabaret

   4. 

      Chapter

      Pages 255-290

      Molecular Epidemiology of Disease Resistance Genes with Perspectives for Researches on Biological Invasions and Hybrid Zones

      Nathalie Charbonnel, Jean-François Cosson

   5. 

      Chapter

      Pages 291-309

      How Does Biodiversity Influence the Ecology of Infectious Disease?

      Gwenaël Vourc’h, Olivier Plantard, Serge Morand

   6. 

      Chapter

      Pages 311-332

      Epidemiological Interaction at the Wildlife/Livestock/Human Interface: Can We Anticipate Emerging Infectious Diseases in Their Hotspots? A Framework for Understanding Emerging Diseases Processes in Their Hot Spots

      Alexandre Caron, Serge Morand, Michel de Garine-Wichatitsky

   7. 

      Chapter

      Pages 333-335

      Conclusion

      Serge Morand, Jacques Cabaret, François Beaudeau

8. Back Matter

   Pages 337-340

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