Brazilian Sand Flies [electronic resource] : Biology, Taxonomy, Medical Importance and Control

• Tác giả: Elizabeth F Rangel, Jeffrey J Shaw
• ISBN-13: 978-3319755441
• Ký hiệu phân loại: 592 Invertebrates
• Thông tin xuất bản: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2018.
• Mô tả vật lý: XVIII, 494 p. 95 illus., 33 illus. in color. , online resource.
• Bộ sưu tập: Tài liệu truy cập mở
• ID: 295218
• Chủ đề: 1. Invertebrates; 2. Microbiology; 3. Parasitology; 4. Plants-Evolution; 5. Invertebrate Zoology

Tóm tắt

This is the first English-language book dedicated to Brazilian sand flies and their medical importance. No other country has so many species of these haematophagous insects as Brazil and their diversity has reached an astonishing level. The book contains comprehensive chapters, written by Brazilian experts on their regional distribution, their ecology and their importance as vectors of pathogens and parasites. Methods for sampling, processing and preserving phlebotomines are reviewed as are perspectives on surveillance and leishmaniasis vector control. A novel classification is presented whose aim is to help investigators identify the species that they are working with more efficiently.