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Binding: PaperbackDewey Decimal Number: 610 EAN: 9781402017940 Edition: 2nd ISBN: 1402017944 Label: Springer Manufacturer: Springer Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 672 Publication Date: December 01, 2003 Publisher: Springer Studio: Springer Accessories:
Browse for similar items by category: Click to Display Editorial Review: Product Description: This book is designed primarily as a textbook for graduate and postgraduate courses in Medical, Public Health and Veterinary Entomology. Its uniqueness is that its emphasis is on disease as opposed to arthropods. It includes general discussions of epidemiology, transmission, disease control, vector control and disease surveillance. In addition, it contains chapters oriented towards the many specific arthropod-borne diseases. Furthermore, the book discusses the many direct impacts that parasitic insects have on human and animal health. The arthropods themselves are dealt with in two introductory chapters. Apart from (post)graduate students, healthcare professionals in the field of arthropod-borne infectious diseases as well as entomologists interested in understanding the medical relevance of the species they study will find this book an extensive and useful guide to further their insights. Average Rating:
 Rating: - Medical Entomology ReviewI found this book useful. It contains a lot of information on arthropods of medical importance and is detailed on each aspect. It is divided into sizeable sections relating to e.g. specific diseases and I found it a bit wordy and took a little time to negotiate to the information I required. It contains some good diagrams and references to other sources. Rating: - A readable textbookOne of the better text books I have seen- it does not put me to sleep, and is informative. The book is organized by arbopathogen rather than vector. It does focus on the vectorial aspects of disease transmission and pathogen life cycle. The writing is not so clinical that non-physicians can't understand what is being discussed. All in all, this is a good book to add to a personal research library. 
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