Emerging vector-borne infections.
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.
Telford
S R
SR
Department of Tropical Public Health, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts.
Pollack
R J
RJ
Spielman
A
A
D000818:Animals; D001179:Arthropod Vectors / Q000502:physiology*; D004197:Disease Reservoirs; D006801:Humans; D014481:United States; D015047:Zoonoses / Q000635:transmission*