Public Health Entomology

 Content: ESSENTIALS OF PUBLIC HEALTH AND ENTOMOLOGY History of Medical Entomology and Public Health Introduction and Background Medical Entomology versus Public Health Entomology Historical Aspects of Medical Entomology Malaria in Mississippi as an Example of Historic Public Health Entomology Regional Differences/Patterns of Outbreaks Factors Contributing to Malaria in Mississippi Pesticides and Entomologists in the Fight against Malaria In Mississippi Early Beginnings of Public Health Public Health in General The Ten Essential Public Health Services Public Health Administration Health Laws and Regulations Prosecution Issues Pest Control in Modern Public Health The Role of Pesticides in Public Health Pesticide Laws and Registration History and Current Status of Pesticides Lack of Pesticides: A Cause for Future Concern Setting Up a Public Health Entomology Program Structure, Organization, and Classification Issues Clarification of the Public Health Entomologist's Role Private versus Public Pest Problems Duties of the Public Health Entomologist Providing Entomology Training Medical Student and Laboratory Technician Training Sanitarian or Environmental Health Specialist Training Vector-Borne Disease Surveillance Overview of Surveillance Types Sentinel Birds Wild Bird Surveillance Surveillance Using Nonhuman Mammals Human Case Surveillance Mosquito Surveillance The Purpose and Practice of Mosquito Surveillance Mosquito Surveillance Networks Mosquito Egg Surveys Larval Surveys Adult Surveys Landing Counts Daytime Resting Stations Light Traps Oviposition or Gravid Traps Preserving Adult Mosquitoes Habitat Mapping and Record Keeping Regulatory and political challenges Helper versus Enforcer Pests and Nuisances Enabling Legislation When Politics Interferes with Public Health Antivaccination and Antipesticide Fears Using Politics to Avoid Enforcement Public Health Entomology Preparedness Disease Emergence Prevention of Human Risks Associated with Travel and Arthropod Contact Disaster Vector Control Pests Involved Pest Control Options Military Aerial Spraying Capability How the Military Spray System Works The Air Force Response to Hurricane Katrina The Mississippi Department of Health Katrina Experience Operational Research Opportunities in Public Health Entomology Background and Purpose of Research in Public Health Entomology Types of Research Funding Sources and Examples of State Labs Collaborative Research Where to Go for Help State or Local Health Departments Universities The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention The World Health Organization SOME OF THE PRIMARY PESTS AND CONDITIONS OF PUBLIC HEALTH IMPORTANCE Mosquitoes Importance and Physical Description Distribution Impact on Human Health Ticks Importance and Physical Description Distribution Impact on Human Health Fleas Importance and Physical Description Distribution Impact on Human Health Lice  Importance and Physical Description  Distribution  Impact on Human Health  Sand Flies  Importance and Physical Description  Distribution  Impact on Human Health  Tsetse Flies  Importance and Physical Description  Distribution  Impact on Human Health  Black Flies  Importance and Physical Description  Distribution  Impact on Human Health  Bed Bugs  Importance and Physical Description Distribution Impact on Human Health Kissing Bugs  Importance and Physical Description Distribution Impact on Human Health Mites  Importance and Physical Description  Chiggers  Other Biting Mites  House Dust Mites  Distribution  Chiggers  Other Biting Mites  House Dust Mites  Impact on Human Health Chiggers Other Biting Mites House Dust Mites  Pests Involved in Mechanical Disease Transmission  Background and Medical Significance  Filth Flies  Rodents  Cockroaches  Prevention, Treatment, and Control  Arthropod Bites or Stings  Introduction and Medical Significance  Pathogenesis  Bite Apparatus  Sting Apparatus  Direct Damage to Tissue  Infectious Complications  Clues to Recognizing Insect Bites or Stings  Differential Diagnosis  Conclusions  Fly Larvae in Humans (Myiasis)  Introduction and Medical Significance  Accidental Myiasis  Facultative Myiasis  Obligate Myiasis  Contributing Factors  Accidental Myiasis  Facultative Myiasis  Obligate Myiasis  Myiasis in Clinical Practice  Differential Diagnosis  Prevention, Treatment, and Control  INDEX
 Abstract:             ''Increasing problems of emerging and re-emerging infectious diseases, brought about, at least in part, by vectors fueled by increased worldwide travel and commerce, make this a highly timely book for anyone in the public practice of medical and veterinary entomology, including entomologists, public health officials, and pest control technicians and managers. Employing a reader-friendly style with bulleted texts, scenarios, and case history boxes, it targets the major vectors and pests of medical and public health importance, addresses regulatory and academic medical entomology, and discusses disease vector control with worldwide application''--Provided by publisher