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Oceans and Health:

Pathogens in the Marine Environment

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  • © 2005

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Editors:
  1. Shimshon Belkin

    1. Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Israel

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  2. Rita R. Colwell

    1. University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland

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Table of contents (19 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiv
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  2. Pathogens in the Sea: An Overview

    • Colin B. Munn
    Pages 1-28

  3. Diversity, Sources, and Detection of Human Bacterial Pathogens in the Marine Environment

    • Janelle R. Thompson, Luisa A. Marcelino, Martin F. Polz
    Pages 29-68

  4. Biotic and Abiotic Effects

    • Lester W. Sinton
    Pages 69-92

  5. Survival of Enteric Bacteria in Seawater: Molecular Aspects

    • Yael Rozen, Shimshon Belkin
    Pages 93-107

  6. Human Pathogenic Viruses in the Marine Environment

    • Albert Bosch, F. Xavier Abad, Rosa M. Pintó
    Pages 109-131

  7. Survival of Viruses in the Marine Environment

    • Charles P. Gerba
    Pages 133-142

  8. Zoonotic Protists in the Marine Environment

    • Ronald Fayer, James M. Trout
    Pages 143-163

  9. Marine and Estuarine Harmful Algal Blooms: Impacts on Human and Animal Health

    • Jan Landsberg, Fran Van Dolah, Gregory Doucette
    Pages 165-215

  10. Pathogenic Vibrio Species in the Marine and Estuarine Environment

    • Carla Pruzzo, Anwar Huq, Rita R. Colwell, Gianfranco Donelli
    Pages 217-252

  11. Vibrio vulnificus

    • James D. Oliver
    Pages 253-276

  12. Vibrio parahaemolyticus—Seafood Safety and Associations with Higher Organisms

    • Firdausi Qadri, Nandini Roy Chowdhury, Yoshifumi Takeda, G. Balakrish Nair
    Pages 277-295

  13. Global Microbial Ecology of Vibrio cholerae

    • Rita R. Colwell
    Pages 297-305

  14. Gram-Positive Bacteria in the Marine Environment

    • Maria del Mar Lleò, Caterina Signoretto, Pietro Canepari
    Pages 307-330

  15. Fecal Contamination in Coastal Areas: An Engineering Approach

    • M. Pommepuy, D. Hervio-Heath, M. P. Caprais, M. Gourmelon, J. C. Le Saux, F. Le Guyader
    Pages 331-359

  16. Retention of Pathogenicity in Viable Nonculturable Pathogens

    • Iddya Karunasagar, Indrani Karunasagar
    Pages 361-371

  17. Thalassogenic Infectious Diseases Caused byWastewater Pollution of the Marine Environment: An Estimate of the Worldwide Occurrence

    • Hillel Shuval
    Pages 373-389

  18. Bacterial Pathogens of Marine Fish

    • Brian Austin
    Pages 391-413

  19. Microbial Diseases of Corals

    • E. Rosenberg, Y. Barash
    Pages 415-430

  20. Aquaculture and Animal Pathogens in the Marine Environment with Emphasis on Marine Shrimp Viruses

    • Jeffrey M. Lotz, Robin M. Overstreet, D. Jay Grimes
    Pages 431-451
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The importance of combating infectious diseases has received international attention, p- viding the opportunity for a multidisciplinary approach that combines medicine with other scienti?candtechnologicalcapabilities,notablyinformationtechnology,nanotechnology,and biotechnology. In fact, it has been predicted that the future will bring a merging of these te- nologies with the cognitive and behavioral sciences—major forces that have the potential to balancetheworld’sinequities.Thescienti?ccommunityandworldleadersmustworktogether to use knowledge and its applications to improve the condition of the planet. The connection between infectious diseases and the oceans provides a paradigm for this perspective. A stark global context indisputably frames all human health issues in the twenty-?rst century: the world wide movement of people and goods. Throughout the past half century, international travel has skyrocketed; there are more than 500 million international arrivals per year. The greatest increase has taken place since the mid-1990s. The world has become integrated and global; consequently, the notion that it is possible to successfully eradicate a disease from the face of the planet has become simplistic. Infectious disease is a moving target and climate shifts will affect any disease that has an environmentally sensitive stage or vector. Recognizingsignalsfromclimatemodelsandincorporatingthemintohealthmeasurescanp- videnewopportunitiesforproactive—ratherthanreactive—approachestopublichealth.Thus, careful attention to the role of the oceans in human health can offer new avenues of research that will provide new means of predicting and preventing those diseases that are rooted in the environment. In this volume, pathogens in the sea are reviewed by Colin Munn, who provides a broader perspective for the topic of pathogenic microorganisms associated with the world oceans.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Israel

    Shimshon Belkin

  • University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland

    Rita R. Colwell

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