Invasive Species and Human Health (CABI Invasives Series, 10) delves into the critical connection between invasive alien plants and animals and their significant impact on human health. The book, edited by Giuseppe Mazza, explores both direct and indirect effects of these invasive species, such as bites, wounds, disease transmission, and changes in ecosystems that can lead to increased mosquito populations and a higher risk of malaria. Covering a wide range of case studies from various taxa including plants, marine species, spiders, insects, mosquitoes, freshwater species, amphibians, reptiles, birds, and mammals, the book provides an extensive overview of health impacts in both developed and developing countries.

Key features include:

• Catalogues major health impacts for the first time
• Covers invasive animal and plant species from diverse regions
• Examines issues relevant to both developed and developing nations

The broad spectrum of analyzed case studies makes this book appealing to a wide public, including researchers in biological invasions, medical professionals, policy-makers, managers, and students studying invasive species, ecology, animal and plant biology, and public health medicine.