Medical Entomology for Students

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

• Updated to reflect recent changes in geographical ranges of insect vectors; now includes additional species that have become more widespread and may be encountered by students • Written by a world authority with 50 years’ teaching experience whose style and presentation is specially aimed at the needs of students • Vectors and pests included occur in almost every country giving this textbook worldwide appeal, e.g. mosquitoes, biting midges, horse flies, fleas, lice, bedbugs, cockroaches

Contents

Preface to the fourth edition; Acknowledgements; 1. Introduction to mosquitoes (Culicidae); 2. Anopheline mosquitoes (Anophelinae); 3. Culicine mosquitoes (Culicinae); 4. Black-flies (Simuliidae); 5. Phlebotomine sand-flies (Phlebotominae); 6. Biting midges (Ceratopogonidae); 7. Horse-flies (Tabanidae); 8. Tsetse-flies (Glossinidae); 9. House-flies and stable-flies (Muscidae) and latrine-flies (Fanniidae); 10. Flies and myiasis; 11. Fleas (Siphonaptera); 12. Lice (Anoplura); 13. Bedbugs (Cimicidae); 14. Triatomine bugs (Triatominae); 15. Cockroaches (Blattaria); 16. Soft ticks (Argasidae); 17. Hard ticks (lxodidae); 18. Scabies mites (Sarcoptidae); 19. Scrub typhus mites (Trombiculidae); 20. Miscellaneous mites; Appendix: Names of some chemicals and microbials used in vector control; Glossary of common terms relevant to medical entomology; Select bibliography; Index.

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.’ 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.’ 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.’ Doody’s Review Service