Adaptive Dynamics of Infectious Diseases by Ulf Dieckmann, Jo... - 9780521022132

Adaptive Dynamics of Infectious DiseasesIn Pursuit of Virulence Management\nAuthor(s): Ulf Dieckmann, Johan A. J. Metz, Maurice W. Sabelis, Karl Sigmund\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Cambridge University Press, United Kingdom\nImprint: Cambridge University Press\nISBN-13: 9780521022132, 978-0521022132\nSynopsis\nEmerging diseases pose a continual threat to public health. Short multiplication time and high variability allow pathogens to evolve very rapidly. It is therefore imperative to incorporate evolutionary considerations into longer-term health management plans. The evolution of infectious disease is also an ideal test-bed for theories of evolutionary dynamics. This book combines both threads, taking stock of our current knowledge on the evolutionary ecology of infectious diseases, and setting out the goals for the management of virulent pathogens. Throughout the book, the fundamental concepts and techniques underlying the modelling are carefully explained in a unique series of .