Overview

Offering an illustrative guide to vector control methods suitable for use by individuals and communities, this work includes a description of recent changes in the approach to vector control, and a discussion of factors that can influence the success of control measures. The core of the manual consists of chapters focused on each of the major vectors and groups of vectors: mosquitos and other biting Diptera; tsetse flies; triatomine bugs; bedbugs, fleas, lice, ticks and mites; cockroaches; houseflies; cyclops; and freshwater snails. The chapters include pertinent facts about the vector's life cycle, behaviour and favourite habitats, the diseases it causes, and their clinical features, together with opportunities for prevention, treatment and control.

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Author:   Jan A. Rozendaal
Publisher:   World Health Organization
Imprint:   World Health Organization
Edition:   illustrated edition
Dimensions:   Width: 18.00cm , Height: 2.30cm , Length: 26.00cm
Weight:   1.030kg
ISBN:  

9789241544948

ISBN 10:   9241544945
Pages:   425
Publication Date:   01 October 1997
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Out of stock  
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.. . an impressive information-laden new publication ... more than lives up to its label as 'the first comprehensive guide to simple - and affordable - methods of vector control' ... beautifully produced ... offers both technical background and more importantly practical usable techniques for controlling some of the world's nastiest disease vectors ...

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