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Medical Entomology

A Textbook on Public Health and Veterinary Problems Caused by Arthropods

  • A comprehensive, indispensable text for all medical entomologists, vector biologists and medical parasitologists

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Table of contents (15 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-x
  2. Introduction to Medical Entomology

    • Bruce F. Eldridge, John D. Edman
    Pages 1-12
  3. Direct Injury: Phobias, Psychoses, Annoyance, Allergies, Toxins, Venoms and Myiasis

    • Jonathan F. Day, John D. Edman, Sidney E. Kunz, Stephen K. Wikel
    Pages 99-149
  4. The Epidemiology of Arthropodborne Diseases

    • Bruce F. Eldridge
    Pages 165-185
  5. Malaria, Babesiosis, Theileriosis and Related Diseases

    • Thomas R. Burkot, Patricia M. Graves
    Pages 187-230
  6. Leishmaniasis and Trypanosomiasis

    • Phillip G. Lawyer, Peter V. Perkins
    Pages 231-298
  7. Filariasis

    • James B. Lok, Edward D. Walker, Glen A. Scoles
    Pages 299-375
  8. Bacterial and Rickettsial Diseases

    • Joseph Piesman, Kenneth L. Gage
    Pages 377-413
  9. Arbovirus Diseases

    • Bruce F. Eldridge, Thomas W. Scott, Jonathan F. Day, Walter J. Tabachnick
    Pages 415-460
  10. Mechanical Transmission of Disease Agents by Arthropods

    • Lane D. Foil, J. Richard Gorham
    Pages 461-514
  11. Surveillance for Arthropodborne Diseases

    • Bruce F. Eldridge
    Pages 515-538
  12. Management of Arthropodborne Diseases by Vector Control

    • Donald E. Weidhaas, Dana A. Focks
    Pages 539-563
  13. Prevention and Control of Arthropodborne Diseases

    • James F. Sutcliffe
    Pages 565-620
  14. Back Matter

    Pages 621-659

Editors and Affiliations

  • Department of Entomology, Center for Vectorborne Diseases, University of California, Davis, USA

    Bruce F. Eldridge, John D. Edman

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Medical Entomology

  • Book Subtitle: A Textbook on Public Health and Veterinary Problems Caused by Arthropods

  • Editors: Bruce F. Eldridge, John D. Edman

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-1009-2

  • Publisher: Springer Dordrecht

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht 2004

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-4020-1413-0Published: 31 December 2003

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4020-1794-0Published: 31 December 2003

  • eBook ISBN: 978-94-007-1009-2Published: 06 December 2012

  • Edition Number: 2

  • Number of Pages: X, 659

  • Number of Illustrations: 152 b/w illustrations

  • Topics: Infectious Diseases, Parasitology, Medical Microbiology, Animal Systematics/Taxonomy/Biogeography, Animal Anatomy / Morphology / Histology

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Softcover Book USD 599.99
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