New Frontiers of Molecular Epidemiology of Infectious Diseases

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-viii

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2. Introduction

   • Jacques Cabaret, Serge Morand, François Beaudeau

   Pages 1-5

3. Methods and Tools in Molecular Epidemiology

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 7-7

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4. Methods and tools in molecular epidemiology

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

      • Marie Hallin, Ariane Deplano, Marc J. Struelens

      Pages 9-25

5. Contribution of Population Genetics

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 27-27

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6. Contribution of population genetics

   1. Molecular Epidemiology and Evolutionary Genetics of Infectious Diseases

      • Michel Tibayrenc

      Pages 29-43

   2. Population Genetics and Molecular Epidemiology of Infectious Diseases

      • Christine Chevillon, Thierry de Meeûs, Karen D. McCoy

      Pages 45-76

7. Contribution of Population and Evolutionary Epidemiology

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 77-77

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8. Contribution of population and evolutionary epidemiology

   1. Modelling the Dynamics of Host-Parasite Interactions: Basic Principles

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

      Pages 79-101

   2. Evolution of Virulence: Intuitions and Models

      • Jean-Baptiste Ferdy, Sylvain Gandon

      Pages 103-121

9. Case Studies

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 123-123

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10. Case studies

    1. Molecular Epidemiology of Tuberculosis

       • Philippe Lanotte

       Pages 125-147

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

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

       Pages 149-178

    3. Hantavirus Genetic Diversity

       • Kim Blasdell, Heikki Hentonnen, Philippe Buchy

       Pages 179-216

11. New Integrations

    1. Front Matter

       Pages 217-217

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12. New integrations

    1. 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

       Pages 219-237

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

       • Anne Silvestre, Jacques Cabaret

       Pages 239-254

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

       • Nathalie Charbonnel, Jean-François Cosson

       Pages 255-290

    4. How Does Biodiversity Influence the Ecology of Infectious Disease?

       • Gwenaël Vourc’h, Olivier Plantard, Serge Morand

       Pages 291-309

    5. 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

       Pages 311-332

Molecular epidemiology has recently broaden its focuses due to the development of molecular tools but also by incorporating advances of other fields such as mathematical epidemiology, molecular ecology, population genetics and evolution. Facing new risks of emerging and re-emerging infectious diseases that are threats for humans and their livestock, the objectives of molecular epidemiology include: - the development of molecular tools, genotyping and gene expression - the incorporation of concepts and results of population genetics of infectious diseases - the integration of recent advances in theoretical epidemiology and evolutionary ecology of diseases - a better understanding of transmission for the development of risk factors analyses. This book will demonstrate how the latest developments in molecular tools and in epidemiology can be integrated with studies of host-pathogen interactions. Besides a strong theoretical component, there will also be an emphasis on applications in the fields of epidemiology, public health, veterinary medicine, and health ecology. Students and researchers in the fields of epidemiology, animal and human health, evolutionary ecology, parasitology are the main potential readers of the book, as well as a broader audience from veterinary medicine and conservation.

• Infectious diseases
• Microbiology
• Molecular Epidemiology
• Parasitology
• Population biology

• , CNRS, IRD, Université Montpellier 2, Institut des Sciences de l'Evolution, Montpellier Cedex 05, French S.Territ

  Serge Morand

• , Veterinary School-INRA, BP 40706, Unit of Animal Health Management, Nantes Cedex 03, French S.Territ

  François Beaudeau

• INRA, BASE, Ecology and Genetics of Para, Nouzilly, French S.Territ

  Jacques Cabaret

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