Advances in human vector control /

Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors:	American Chemical Society. Division of Agrochemicals, American Chemical Society, Nihon Nōyaku Gakkai
Other Authors:	Clark, J. Marshall (John Marshall), 1949-, Bloomquist, Jeffrey R. (Jeffrey Richard), Kawada, Hitoshi (Editor)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Language Notes:	English.
Published:	Washington, DC : [New York] : American Chemical Society ; Distributed by Oxford University Press, ©2009.
Series:	ACS symposium series ; 1014.
Subjects:	Vector control. Insect pests > Control. Insects as carriers of disease. Insecticides. Pesticides. Arthropod vectors. Agricultural chemicals. Public health. Medical care. Methodology. Arachnida as carriers of disease. Pests > Control. Pesticides Arthropod Vectors Investigative Techniques Communicable Disease Control Disease Vectors Public Health Practice Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment Specialty Uses of Chemicals Toxic Actions Agrochemicals Disease Transmission, Infectious Chemical Actions and Uses Public Health Chemicals and Drugs Environment and Public Health Delivery of Health Care Insecticides Insect Vectors Insect Control Methods Arachnid Vectors Pest Control Patient Care Vecteurs de maladies > Lutte contre. Insectes nuisibles > Lutte contre. Insectes (Vecteurs de maladies) Arthropodes (Vecteurs de maladies) Produits chimiques agricoles. Maladies infectieuses > Transmission. Santé publique. Prestation de soins. Méthodologie. Arachnides (Vecteurs de maladies) Animaux et plantes nuisibles > Lutte contre. Soins médicaux. insecticide. pesticide. public health. methodology. pest control. MEDICAL > Forensic Medicine. MEDICAL > Preventive Medicine. MEDICAL > Public Health. Public health Pests > Control Methodology Medical care Arthropod vectors Arachnida as carriers of disease Agricultural chemicals Insect pests > Control Insects as carriers of disease Vector control Electronic books.
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Table of Contents:

Vector biology diagnostics and public health pesticides development through the product development partnership route / Janet Hemingway
Pyrethroid resistance in the African malaria vector, Anopheles gambiae, and potential of alternative insecticides for indoor residual spraying and use on mosquito nets / Mark Rowland and Raphael N'Guessan
Insecticide resistance in the mosquito Culex pipiens complex : concerns about development of pyrethroid resistance / Osamu Komagata, Shinji Kasai, and Takashi Tomita
Vector control for prevention of dengue : current status and future strategies / Tessa B. Knox and Thomas W. Scott
Current status and challenges of Chagas disease control initiatives in the Americas / Jun Nakagawa
Human head lice : status, control, and resistance / J. Marshall Clark ... and others
ABC's of indoor health : allergens, baits, and cockroach mitigation strategies / Coby Schal
Current status of house dust mites in Japan and prospects for control agents / Tomoyuki Hashimoto.
Controlling dengue virus transmission in the field with genetically modified mosquitoes / Ken E. Olson and Alexander W.E. Franz
Pharmacological mapping of the acetylcholinesterase catalytic gorge in mosquitoes with bis(n)-tacrines / Troy D. Anderson ... and others
Olyset net : a long lasting insecticidal net for vector control / Takaaki Itoh [and others]
Biological efficacy of metofluthrin, a new pyrethroid insecticide, highly effective against mosquitoes / Takao Ishiwatari ... and others
An inconvenient truth of pyrethroids-do they have a promising future? / Hitoshi Kawada
The body louse, Pediculus humanus humanus (Phthiraptera : Pediculidae), genome project : past, present, and opportunities for the futures / Barry R. Pittendrigh ... and others
Resistance management of the human head louse using molecular tools / Si Hyeock Lee ... and others
Monitoring of kdr-mediated pyrethroid resistance in head louse colonies in Japan / Shinji Kasai ... and others.