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Richard Wall
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School of Biological Sciences, The University of Bristol, UK
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David Shearer
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School of Veterinary Science, The University of Bristol, UK
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Table of contents (8 chapters)
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- Richard Wall, David Shearer
Pages 1-42
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Pages 43-95
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- Richard Wall, David Shearer
Pages 96-140
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Back Matter
Pages 402-439
About this book
Although usually treated as unified subject, in many respects the two components of what is broadly described as 'medical and veterinary is usual, the term entomology is entomology' are clearly distinct. As used loosely here to refer to both insects and arachnids. In medical entomology blood-feeding Diptera are of paramount importance, primarily as vectors of pathogenic disease. Most existing textbooks reflect this bias. However, in veterinary entomology ectoparasites such as the mites, fleas or dipteran agents of myiasis assume far greater prominence and the most important effects of their parasitic activity may be mechanical damage, pruritus, blood loss, myiasis, hypersensitivity and dermatitis, in addition to vector-borne pathogenic disease. Ectoparasite infestation of domestic and companion animals, therefore, has clinical consequences necessitating a distinct approach to diagnosis and control. The aim of this book is to introduce the behaviour, ecology, pathology and control of arthropod ectoparasites of domestic animals to students and practitioners of veterinary medicine, animal husbandry and applied biology. Since the book is directed primarily at the non-entomologist, some simplification of a number of the more involved entomological issues has been deemed necessary to improve the book's logical structure and comprehensibility, and keep its length within limits. A reading list is presented at the end of each chapter to act as a stepping-stone into the specialist literature.
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`The writing is clear and direct and the arrangement of information very accessible.'
Medical and Veterinary Entomology
Authors and Affiliations
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School of Biological Sciences, The University of Bristol, UK
Richard Wall
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School of Veterinary Science, The University of Bristol, UK
David Shearer
