New Frontiers of Molecular Epidemiology of Infectious Diseases

1. Introduction
Jacques Cabaret, Serge Morand, François Beaudeau

2. Molecular Typing of Bacterial Pathogens: A Tool for the Epidemiological Study and Control of Infectious Diseases
Marie Hallin, Ariane Deplano, Marc J. Struelens

3. Molecular Epidemiology and Evolutionary Genetics of Infectious Diseases
Michel Tibayrenc

4. Population Genetics and Molecular Epidemiology of Infectious Diseases
Christine Chevillon, Thierry Meeûs, Karen D. McCoy

5. Modelling the Dynamics of Host-Parasite Interactions: Basic Principles
Pauline Ezanno, Elisabeta Vergu, Michel Langlais, Emmanuelle Gilot-Fromont

6. Evolution of Virulence: Intuitions and Models
Jean-Baptiste Ferdy, Sylvain Gandon

7. Molecular Epidemiology of Tuberculosis
Philippe Lanotte

8.
Pneumocystis Molecular Phylogeny: A Way to Understand Both Pneumocystosis Natural History and Host Taxonomy
Magali Chabé, Jean-Pierre Hugot, Eduardo Dei-Cas

9. Hantavirus Genetic Diversity
Kim Blasdell, Heikki Hentonnen, Philippe Buchy

10. Nasal carriage of Methicillin-Resistant Coagulase-Negative Staphylocococci: A Reservoir of mecA Gene for Staphylococcus aureus

Raymond Ruimy, François Barbier, David Lebeaux, Etienne Ruppé, Antoine Andremont

11. Molecular Knowledge of Mechanisms of Helminth Resistance: Importance for Diagnostic and Epidemiology
Anne Silvestre, Jacques Cabaret

12. Molecular Epidemiology of Disease Resistance Genes with Perspectives for Researches on Biological Invasions and Hybrid Zones
Nathalie Charbonnel, Jean-François Cosson

13. How Does Biodiversity Influence the Ecology of Infectious Disease?
Gwenaël Vourc’h, Olivier Plantard, Serge Morand

14. Epidemiological Interaction at the Wildlife/Livestock/Human Interface: Can We Anticipate Emerging Infectious Diseases in Their Hotspots? A Framework for Understanding Emerging Diseases Processes in Their Hot Spots
Alexandre Caron, Serge Morand, Michel Garine-Wichatitsky

15. Conclusion
Serge Morand, Jacques Cabaret, François Beaudeau

Nyckelord: Biomedicine, Biomedicine general, Medical Microbiology, Parasitology, Infectious Diseases, Epidemiology, Virology