title: Emerging vector-borne infections.
abstract: The principles that regulate the transmission of vector-borne infectious agents are briefly described. In particular, the circumstances that may lead to human exposure to various North American zoonoses are analyzed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Tropical Public Health, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts.
authors.forename: S R
authors.initials: SR
authors.lastname: Telford
authors.forename: R J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Pollack
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Spielman
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001179:Arthropod Vectors / Q000502:physiology*; D004197:Disease Reservoirs; D006801:Humans; D014481:United States; D015047:Zoonoses / Q000635:transmission*