Current Topics in Vector Research -

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Sommaire:
1 Ecology of Arboviruses and Their Vectors in Australia.- Characters and Events.- Virus Isolations.- Vectors and Their Competence.- Vertebrate Hosts.- Strategies for Survival.- Future Impressions.- References.- 2 Current Research on Dengue.- Epidemiology.- Clinical Studies.- Laboratory Diagnosis.- Prevention and Control.- Conclusions.- References.- 3 Systems Approaches for Management of Insect-Borne Rice Diseases.- Ecology and Epidemiology.- Mathematical Models in Epidemiology.- Systems Approaches.- Recent Advances in Mathematical Epidemiology of Rice Dwarf Virus.- Conclusion.- References.- 4 Aphid Vector Monitoring in Europe.- Aims and Requirements of Aphid Vector Monitoring (AVM) in Europe.- Historical Background to Aphid Trapping.- Achievements.- Conclusion.- References.- 5 Nepoviruses of the Americas.- The Nepovirus Group.- Nepoviruses as Disease Agents.- Ecology and Epidemiology.- Prevention and Control.- Concluding Remarks.- References.- 6 Viral Replication, Translation, and Assembly of Nepoviruses.- Multicomponent Nature of Nepoviruses.- Replication Studies.- Cellular Sites of Replication and Synthesis.- The Presence of 5'-Genome-Linked Proteins.- The Presence of 3'-Genomic Polyadenylate.- Little or No Base Sequence Homology Exists Between the Different RNA Species.- Cell-Free Protein Synthesis.- Satellite RNAs.- Protein Subunits and Reassembly.- References.- 7 Soil-Borne Viruses of Plants.- Mechanically Transmitted Soil-Borne Viruses.- Fungus-Transmitted Viruses.- Nematode-Transmitted Viruses.- Insect-Transmitted Viruses.- Other Soil-Borne Viruses.- Ecological Significance of Properties of Viruses.- Conclusion.- References.- 8 Immunoelectron Microscopy of Plant Viruses and Mycoplasma.- Techniques.- Applications.- References.