Pathology, Vector Studies, and Culture

?List of Contributors
Preface
Contents of Volumes 1 and 3
Contents of Babesiosis
1 Erythrocyte Destruction Mechanisms in Malaria
I. Introduction
II. Mechanisms of Erythrocyte Destruction
III. Proposed Model of the Relationship between Erythrocyte Loss and Parasitemia
References
2 Pathology of Malaria
I. Introduction
II. Spleen Pathology
III. Liver Pathology
IV. Heart and Vascular Pathology
V. Hematopathology
VI. Pulmonary Pathology
VII. Thymus Pathology
VIII. Renal Pathology
IX. Neuropathology
X. Placenta Pathology
References
3 Colonization and Maintenance of Mosquitoes in the Laboratory
I. Introduction
II. Basic Mosquito Biology
III. Collection of Field Material
IV. Transport of Living Material
V. Rearing
VI. Selection Procedures
VII. Pathogen and Pesticide Problems
References
4 The Transmission by Mosquitoes of Plasmodia in the Laboratory
I. Introduction
II. Susceptibility of Mosquitoes to Plasmodium
III. Gametocytes in the Vertebrate Host
IV. The Infective Blood Meal
V. Maintenance of Infected Mosquitoes
VI. Sampling Procedures for Determining the Degree of Mosquito Infection
VII. Harvesting, Purifying, and Maintaining Sporozoites
VIII. Infecting Vertebrates with Sporozoites
IX. Quantitation of Sporozoite Infectivity and Viability
X. Specific Host-Parasite-Vector Systems in Malaria Research
XI. Conclusions
References
5 Culture of the Invertebrate Stages of Plasmodia and the Culture of Mosquito Tissues
I. Introduction
II. Attempts to Culture the Vertebrate Stages of Plasmodia
III. Current Methods of Initiating Primary Cell and Organ Cultures from Mosquito Species with Emphasis on Anophelines
IV. Adult Anopheline Hemolymph Analysis and the Design of Culture Media
V. Concluding Remarks
References
6 Cultivation of Erythrocytic and Exoerythrocytic Stages of Plasmodia
I. Introduction
II. Culture of Erythrocytic Stages within Their Host Cells
III. Extracellular Culture of Erythrocytic Stages
IV. Exoerythrocytic Stages in Culture
References
Index