Medical Entomology: A Textbook on Public Health and Veterinary Problems Caused by ArthropodsBruce F. Eldridge, John D. Edman This book is designed primarily as a textbook for graduate andpostgraduate courses in Medical, Public Health and VeterinaryEntomology. Its uniqueness is that its emphasis is on disease asopposed to arthropods. It includes general discussions ofepidemiology, transmission, disease control, vector control anddisease surveillance. In addition, it contains chapters orientedtowards the many specific arthropod-borne diseases. Furthermore, thebook discusses the many direct impacts that parasitic insects have onhuman and animal health. The arthropods themselves are dealt with intwo introductory chapters.Apart from (post)graduate students, healthcare professionals in thefield of arthropod-borne infectious diseases as well as entomologistsinterested in understanding the medical relevance of the species theystudy will find this book an extensive and useful guide to furthertheir insights. |
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Structure Function and Development | 13 |
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Systematics Behavior and Ecology | 53 |
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