Population biology of vector‐borne diseases. John M.Drake, Michael B.Bonsall, and Michael R.Strand, editors. 2021. Oxford University Press, Oxford, United Kingdom. 304 pp. $100.00 hardcover. ISBN: 978‐0‐19‐885324‐4

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Steven T. Peper
Keyword(s):  
United Kingdom ◽  
Population Biology ◽  
Vector Borne Diseases ◽  
Oxford University ◽  
Vector Borne ◽  
Oxford University Press

Introduction

2020 ◽  
pp. 1-10
Author(s):  
John M. Drake ◽  
Michael B. Bonsall ◽  
Michael R. Strand
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Population Biology ◽  
River Blindness ◽  
Vector Borne Diseases ◽  
Lost Productivity ◽  
Vector Borne

This book concerns the population biology of vector-borne diseases. Vector-borne diseases of people are a perennial challenge for public health. Although recent decades have enjoyed major declines in the incidence of diseases like malaria and onchocerciasis (river blindness), vector-borne diseases continue to claim the lives of more than 700,000 people per year and exact costs of tens of billions of dollars in expenses for control and through lost productivity (...

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