[HTML][HTML] Origins of major human infectious diseases

ND Wolfe, CP Dunavan, J Diamond - Nature, 2007 - nature.com
Many of the major human infectious diseases, including some now confined to humans and
absent from animals, are 'new'ones that arose only after the origins of agriculture. Where did …

Evolutionary and historical aspects of the burden of malaria

R Carter, KN Mendis - Clinical microbiology reviews, 2002 - Am Soc Microbiol
Malaria is among the oldest of diseases. In one form or another, it has infected and affected
our ancestors since long before the origin of the human line. During our recent evolution, its …

[图书][B] Spillover: animal infections and the next human pandemic

D Quammen - 2012 - books.google.com
This work examines the emergence and causes of new diseases all over the world,
describing a process called" spillover" where illness originates in wild animals before being …

[图书][B] Evolutionary ecology of parasites

R Poulin - 2011 - degruyter.com
Parasites have evolved independently in numerous animal lineages, and they now make up
a considerable proportion of the biodiversity of life. Not only do they impact humans and …

[图书][B] Avian malaria parasites and other haemosporidia

G Valkiunas - 2004 - taylorfrancis.com
When studying the effects of parasites on natural populations, the avian haematozoa fulfills
many of the specifications of an ideal model. Featuring a multitude of tables and illustrations …

[图书][B] Evolution of infectious disease

PW Ewald - 1994 - books.google.com
Findings from the field of evolutionary biology are yielding dramatic insights for health
scientists, especially those involved in the fight against infectious diseases. This book is the …

[图书][B] Parasite biodiversity

R Poulin, S Morand - 2014 - books.google.com
This comprehensive, groundbreaking book on the biodiversity of parasites offers a clear and
accessible explanation of how parasite biodiversity provides insight into the history and …

The diversity of parasites

R Poulin, S Morand - The quarterly review of biology, 2000 - journals.uchicago.edu
Parasitism is one of the most successful modes of life displayed by living organisms, as
measured by how often it evolved and how many parasitic species are presently in …

Phylogenetic relationships among eight Eimeria species infecting domestic fowl inferred using complete small subunit ribosomal DNA sequences

JR Barta, DS Martin, PA Liberator, M Dashkevicz… - The Journal of …, 1997 - JSTOR
Complete 18S ribosomal RNA gene sequences were determined for 8 Eimeria species of
chickens and for Eimeria bovis of cattle. Sequences were aligned with each other and with …

Genome sequence and comparative analysis of the model rodent malaria parasite Plasmodium yoelii yoelii

JM Carlton, SV Angiuoli, BB Suh, TW Kooij, M Pertea… - Nature, 2002 - nature.com
Species of malaria parasite that infect rodents have long been used as models for malaria
disease research. Here we report the whole-genome shotgun sequence of one species …