Vector Biology, Ecology and Control
The 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 plac
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Peter W. Atkinson Editor
Vector Biology, Ecology and Control
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Editor Prof. Peter W. Atkinson University of California, Riverside Inst. Integrative Genome Biology & Center for Disease Vector Control Dept. Entomology Riverside CA 92521 USA [email protected]
ISBN 978-90-481-2457-2 e-ISBN 978-90-481-2458-9 DOI 10.1007/978-90-481-2458-9 Springer Dordrecht Heidelberg London New York Library of Congress Control Number: 2009942255 © Springer Science+Business Media B.V. 2010 No part of this work may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, microfilming, recording or otherwise, without written permission from the Publisher, with the exception of any material supplied specifically for the purpose of being entered and executed on a computer system, for exclusive use by the purchaser of the work. Printed on acid-free paper Springer is part of Springer Science+Business Media (www.springer.com)
Contents
Part I
Global Perspectives on Vector-Borne Disease
The Role of Global Climate Patterns in the Spatial and Temporal Distribution of Vector-Borne Disease . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kenneth J. Linthicum, Assaf Anyamba, Jean-Paul Chretien, Jennifer Small, Compton J. Tucker, and Seth C. Britch The DDT Story: Environmentalism Over Rights to Health and Life . . Donald R. Roberts Vector-Borne Diseases in the 21st Century: Counting Up or Counting Down? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Anthony A. James
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Part II Emerging and Invasive Vector-Borne Diseases The Global Threat of Emergent/Re-emergent Vector-Borne Diseases . . Duane J. Gubler The Need for Synergy and Value Creation in Contemporary Vector Research and Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bart G.J. Knols and Ingeborg van Schayk “Dramas” Down-Under: Changes and Challenges in Australia . . . . . Richard C. Russell
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Part III Arboviruses and Their Control in the Field Novel Strategies to Control Aedes aegypti and Dengue . . . . . . . . . . Barry Beaty, Scott Bernhardt, William Black, Carol Blair, Lars Eisen, Darwin Elizondo-Quiroga, Jose Farfan-Ale, Saul Lozano-Fuentes, Alexander Franz, Ken E. Olson and Irma Sanchez-Vargas Dengue Haemorrhagic Fever in Thailand: Current Incidence and Vector Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Apiwat Tawatsin and Usavadee Thavara
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Using “Mulla’s Formula” to Estimate Percent Control . . . . . . . . . . William K. Reisen
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Longitudinal Field Studies Will Guide a Paradigm Shift in Dengue Prevention . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Thomas W. Scott and Amy C. Morrison
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Recombinant Bacterial Larvicides for Control of Important Mosquito Vectors of Disease . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Brian A. Federici
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Part IV Pest Management and Outreach in Disease Endemic Regions and in the United States: Practical, Novel and Attainable Strategies for Vector Control Current Prospects for t
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