Mosquito-borne Diseases Implications for Public Health

This book gathers contributions by 39 international specialists on well-known but neglected mosquito-borne diseases. The authors highlight pathogens that are increasingly being spread worldwide by various mosquito species, a situation worsened further by migration and tourism. The book addresses sig...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Benelli, Giovanni (Editor), Mehlhorn, Heinz (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham Springer International Publishing 2018, 2018
Edition:1st ed. 2018
Series:Parasitology Research Monographs
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Collection: Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • Mosquito transmission of HIV – rare or not possible?
  • How to protect people from malaria when the diffusion of insecticide resistant Anopheles mosquitoes will have abolished efficacy of the major vector control tools?
  • Elettaria cardamomum (L.) fabricated ferric nanoparticles exhibits antivectorial and antiviral activity in Dengue virus type 2 infection
  • Vector potential of mosquito species (Diptera: Culicida)
  • Mosquitoes endangering health in China
  • Essential oils from aromatic and medicinal plants as effective weapons against mosquito vectors of public health importance’?
  • Introduction - Why are mosquitoes dangerous: adaptations in life cycles and behaviour
  • Morphology of mouthparts of mosquitoes and related species adapted to blood sucking
  • Protection from mosquito bites in army field activities
  • Zika virus epidemics – a sudden outbreak?
  • Natural disasters and transmission of parasites; what is the role of veterinarians to play? - from theory to praxis
  • Mosquitoes as arbovirus vectors: from species identification to vector competence
  • Threats by mosquito-borne pathogens in Europe
  • Mosquitocidal and antiplasmodial potential of Syzygium cumini fabricated silver nanoparticles and its toxicity against predatory fish
  • Mosquito-borne diseases: Prevention is the cure for Dengue, chikungunya and zika viruses
  • Long-lasting insecticide-treated textiles preventing from mosquito bites and mosquito-borne diseases
  • Molecular aspects of species of the genus Aedes with epidemiological importance