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  • Cited by 36
  • 4th edition
  • Mike Service, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine
Publisher:
Cambridge University Press
Online publication date:
July 2014
Print publication year:
2008
Online ISBN:
9780511811012
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511811012
Subjects:
Life Sciences, Infectious Disease, Medicine, Entomology
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Book description

Arthropod vectors of human infections, such as malaria, filariasis, West Nile virus, Lyme disease and typhus, are a continuing threat to human health. Medical Entomology for Students provides basic information on the recognition, biology, ecology, and medical importance of the arthropods that affect human health. The fourth edition of this popular textbook is completely updated, and now incorporates the latest strategies for controlling insects, ticks and mites. Extensive illustrations, with new colour photographs of some of the most important vectors and pests, will assist readers in recognizing arthropods such as mosquitoes, flies, and myiasis causing larvae. With a clear presentation and concise style, this text is specifically aimed at students of medical entomology, tropical medicine, parasitology, and pest control. It will also be essential reading for physicians, nurses, health officials, and community health workers

Reviews

From reviews of the third edition:‘… a very well written book that is well suited for its purpose as an introduction for students … it would serve well as a quick refresher to the subject even for experienced medical entomologists.’

Source: The Lancet

From reviews of the third edition:‘… undergraduate and postgraduate masters students can continue to rely on this affordable and reliable basic introduction to the discipline of Medical Entomology.’

Source: Parasitology

From reviews of the third edition:‘This is an easy to understand introduction to the field of medical entomology for more readers than just students of biology and entomology … [another] appropriate title might be Medical Entomology for Health Care Providers and Public Health Practitioners.’

Source: Doody’s Review Service

'Striking new features of the book include a colourful front cover bearing a female Anopheles farauti looking replete following lunch and a central block of 24 colour plates depicting a range of vectors of medical importance. … a 'must have' for those studying the discipline and a continuing strength is its frequent updating cycle and the helpful addition and revision of the further reading section.'

Richard D. Ward - School of Life Sciences, Keele University

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