Ticks and associated diseases: A retrospective review

Abstract

This is a retrospective review of contributions to the understanding of ticks and associated diseases published in Medical and Veterinary Entomology since its first issue. It highlights the large and significant changes in the style and conduct of this field over the last 25years. The selected papers refer to disease-related categories of host immunity to ticks, population dynamics, pathogen transmission and tick control. © 2014 The Royal Entomological Society.