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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors:	Mullen, Gary R. (Gary Richard), Durden, Lance A.
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Amsterdam : Boston : Elsevier ; Academic, 2009.
Edition:	Second edition.
Subjects:	Insects as carriers of disease. Arthropod vectors. Medical parasitology. Veterinary entomology. Insect Vectors. Arthropod Vectors. Disease Reservoirs. Entomology > methods. Insects > pathogenicity. Zoonoses. Ebooks. Electronic books.
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Table of Contents:

Introduction
Morphological adaptations of parasitic arthropods
Epidemiology of vector-borne diseases
Forensic entomology
Cockroaches (blattaria)
Lice (phthiraptera)
True bugs (hemiptera)
Beetles (coleoptera)
Fleas (siphonaptera)
Flies (diptera)
Moth flies and sand flies (psychodidae)
Biting midges (ceratopogonidae)
Black flies (simuliidae)
Mosquitoes (culicidae)
Horse flies and deer flies (tabanidae)
Muscid flies (muscidae)
Tsetse flies (glossinidae)
Myiasis (muscoidea, oestroidea)
Louse flies, leds, and related flies (hippoboscoidea)
Moths and butterflies (lepidoptera)
Ants, wasps, and bees (hymenoptera)
Scorpions (scorpiones)
Solpugids (solifugae)
Spiders (araneae)
Mites (acari)
Ticks (Ixodida)
Molecular tools used in medical and veterinary entomology
Appendix : Athropod-related viruses of medical and veterinary importance