1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910777758403321

Titolo

Anopheline species complexes in South and South-East Asia [[electronic resource]]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New Delhi, : World Health Organization, Regional Office for South-East Asia, c2007

ISBN

92-9022-340-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (110 p.)

Collana

SEARO technical publication ; ; no. 57

Disciplina

595.771

Soggetti

Anopheles - Southeast Asia

Malaria - Transmission - Southeast Asia

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Title; Copyright; Foreword; Acknowledgements; 1. Introduction; 2. Techniques used in the recognition of Species Complexes; 3. Species Complexes; 4. Prospects for the future; 5. References and select bibliography (Chapter-wise listing)

Sommario/riassunto

Vector-borne diseases are a major health problem in South-East Asia and in other parts of the world. There are about 4,500 mosquito species in existence; species belonging to the Anopheles genus transmit malaria. Combating malaria is part of the Millennium Development Goals, and vector control is a key strategy both regionally and globally. Therefore, the review and dissemination of information on vector species is critically important. Most of the anophelines that are involved in the transmission of malaria in South and South-East Asia have been identified as species complexes. Members of a s



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910895672703321

Titolo

Limes : cultural regionalistics

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Vilnius, Lituania, : Vilnius Gediminas Technical University, 2008-

ISSN

2029-0209

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource

Soggetti

Culture

Periodicals.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Periodico

Note generali

Refereed/Peer-reviewed

Vilnius Gediminas Technical University, University of Bialystok,Yanka Kupala State University of Grodno, Culture, Philosophy and Arts Research Institute.