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Mosquito-borne Diseases

Implications for Public Health

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Editors:
  1. Giovanni Benelli

    1. Department of Agriculture, Food and Environment, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy

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  2. Heinz Mehlhorn

    1. Department of Parasitology, Heinrich Heine University, Düsseldorf, Germany

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  • Enriches understanding of pathogen transmission of mosquito-borne diseases
  • Covers a broad spectrum of agents with public health importance
  • Discusses protection methods against vectors and pathogens
  • Explains behavioural and morphologic specialisation of blood sucking species

Part of the book series: Parasitology Research Monographs (Parasitology Res. Monogr., volume 10)

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Table of contents (14 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-vi
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  2. Introduction I: Personal Insights in the Problem: What Remains to Be Done

    • Giovanni Benelli
    Pages 1-3

  3. Introduction II: Why Are Mosquitoes and Other Bloodsuckers Dangerous? Adaptations of Life Cycles and Behavior

    • Heinz Mehlhorn
    Pages 5-8

  4. Mosquito Transmission of HIV: Rare or Not Possible?

    • Diehl Nora
    Pages 9-21

  5. Dengue: A Silent Killer, a Worldwide Threat

    • S. Sakinah, Sharmilah Kumari Kumaran, Pooi-Ling Mok, Akon Higuchi, Giovanni Benelli, S. Suresh Kumar
    Pages 23-39

  6. Vector Potential of Mosquito Species (Diptera: Culicidae) Occurring in Central Europe

    • Helge Kampen, Doreen Walther
    Pages 41-68

  7. Essential Oils from Aromatic and Medicinal Plants as Effective Weapons Against Mosquito Vectors of Public Health Importance

    • Filippo Maggi, Giovanni Benelli
    Pages 69-129

  8. Mouthparts of Bloodsuckers and Their Ability to Transmit Agents of Diseases

    • Heinz Mehlhorn
    Pages 131-158

  9. Zika Virus Epidemics: Only a Sudden Outbreak?

    • Heinz Mehlhorn
    Pages 159-162

  10. Mosquitoes as Arbovirus Vectors: From Species Identification to Vector Competence

    • Claudia Schulz, Stefanie Christine Becker
    Pages 163-212

  11. Mosquitoes and the Risk of Pathogen Transmission in Europe

    • A. Steinbrink, S. Cunze, L. K. Koch, D. D. Doerge, S. Zotzmann, J. Kochmann et al.
    Pages 213-233

  12. Mosquito-Borne Diseases: Prevention Is the Cure for Dengue, Chikungunya and Zika Viruses

    • Devi Shankar Suman, Kshitij Chandel, Ary Faraji, Randy Gaugler, Kailash Chandra
    Pages 235-279

  13. Long-Lasting Insecticide-Treated Textiles Preventing from Mosquito Bite and Mosquito-Borne Diseases

    • Michael K. Faulde
    Pages 281-303

  14. Molecular Aspects of Species of the Genus Aedes with Epidemiological Importance

    • Luciana Patrícia Lima Alves Pereira, Felipe Bastos Araruna, Fernanda Oliveira Sousa Araruna, Maria Cristiane Aranha Brito, Daniella Patrícia Brandão Silveira, Edilene Carvalho Gomes Ribeiro et al.
    Pages 305-321

  15. Mosquitoes, Plasmodium Parasites, and Cancer: Where from, Where to?

    • Martin Ward, Giovanni Benelli
    Pages 323-350

  16. Back Matter

    Pages 351-354
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About this book

This book gathers contributions by 39 international specialists on well-known but neglected mosquito-borne diseases. The authors highlight pathogens that are increasingly being spread worldwide by various mosquito species, a situation worsened further by migration and tourism.


The book addresses significant agents of diseases like AIDS, dengue, Zika virus, malaria and even cancer, and the risk of transmission via mosquito-related vectors. In addition, it examines important means of preventing the outbreak of related diseases by using insecticides and/or repellents.


A particular focus is on the unique and sophisticated mouthparts of bloodsucking species, which allow them to feed on blood in an undisturbed manner, and by means of which agents of disease can enter potential human and animal hosts.


In brief, the book provides a broad range of information for a wide readership, including graduates, teachers andresearchers in the fields of parasitology, virology, tropical medicine and microbiology, as well as practitioners and healthcare officials.


Editors and Affiliations

  • Department of Agriculture, Food and Environment, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy

    Giovanni Benelli

  • Department of Parasitology, Heinrich Heine University, Düsseldorf, Germany

    Heinz Mehlhorn

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