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Record Nr.

UNINA9910953429503321

Autore

Matthews G. A

Titolo

Integrated vector management : controlling vectors of malaria and other insect vector borne diseases / / Graham Matthews

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Chichester, West Sussex, U.K. ; ; Ames, Iowa, : Wiley-Blackwell, 2011

ISBN

9786613246721

9781119950332

1119950333

9781283246729

1283246724

9781119950325

1119950325

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (249 p.)

Disciplina

614.4/32

Soggetti

Insects as carriers of disease - Integrated control

Vector control

Insect pests - Integrated control

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Indoor residual spraying -- Space treatment -- Bed nets and treated clothing -- Larviciding -- Integrated vector management -- Other insects: flies, cockroaches and bed bugs -- Looking ahead.

Sommario/riassunto

Diseases transmitted by insects continue to have a major impact on human populations. Malaria, dengue, onchocerciasis, sleeping sickness and leishmaniasis all adversely affect man. Malaria is one of the most important causes of child mortality and reduces economic development in many countries, with agricultural productivity often greatly reduced, as many vectors are active in the wet season favourable for crop production. Vector control is crucial to reduce the extent to which drugs are needed to treat the diseases, as the parasite can become resistant, or the drugs are often too expensive fo