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Transgenesis and the Management of Vector-Borne Disease
Springer 2008; US$ 119.99Parasitic, bacterial and viral agents continue to challenge the welfare of humans, livestock, wild life and plants worldwide. The public health impact and financial consequences of these diseases are particularly hard on the already overburdened economies of developing countries especially in the tropics. Many of these disease agents utilize insect... more...
Vector Biology, Ecology and Control
Springer 2009; US$ 139.99The control of mosquitoes and other insect vectors of human pathogens in an area-wide, environmentally and sustainable way is critical to solving global health problems in the developing world but also to industrialized countries that already have in place efficient vector control programs. The rapid spread of West Nile virus through the United States... more...
Transfusion Microbiology
Cambridge University Press 2008; US$ 142.00A comprehensive, up-to-date resource for all practitioners and researchers involved in transfusion medicine. more...
Human Viruses in Water
Elsevier Science 2007; US$ 106.95This book provides overviews and updates on basic research, diagnosis, epidemiology, and public health on enteric viruses, as well as on treatment and intervention to prevent their waterborne transmission. Data are presented and interpreted by leading researchers in the field in 13 chapters. An essential resource for virologists, epidemiologists, medical... more...
Genetically Modified Mosquitoes for Malaria Control
Landes Bioscience 2006; US$ 139.00Despite a century of research and attempts to control one of the deadliest foes of mankind, the malaria situation remains a major public health problem. Obviously biological explanations (the resistance of parasites and mosquitoes against available drugs and insecticides respectively) are often given, but they remain partial and incomplete. Indeed,... more...
Freshwater Snails Of Africa And Their Medical Importance,
CRC Press 1994; US$ 269.95The first edition reviewed freshwater snails for the whole of Africa. This revised edition takes account of advances made in taxonomy and in the understanding of the ecology and distribution of these species and also covers snail-borne parasitic more...
Olfaction in Mosquito-Host Interactions
Wiley 2008; US$ 175.00This new work contains the first integrated discussion of the role of olfaction in mosquito-host interactions. It covers the practical applications of this knowledge in attempting to control malaria as a problem for world health. The volume begins with a general overview of mosquito life cycle styles and how odour-mediated host location fits into the... more...
Animals, Diseases, and Human Health: Shaping Our Lives Now and in the Future
ABC-CLIO 2011; US$ 48.00This book explains how animals shape our lives and our health, providing evidence that a "One Health" approach is the only logical methodology for advancing human health in the future. more...
Animal Waste, Water Quality and Human Health
World Health Organization 2012; US$ 108.00Domestic animals contaminate recreational waters and drinking-water sources with excreta and pathogens; but this threat to public health is inadequately understood and is insufficiently addressed in regulations. More than 85% of the world's faecal wastes is from domestic animals such as poultry cattle sheep and pigs. These animals harbor zoonotic... more...









