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This is an up-to-date and comprehensive handbook that presents a wealth of information on the different aspects of one of the largest dipterous family, Culicidae (Mosquitoes). It presents latest advancements in mosquito control methods, including chemical, biological, herbal, and genetic approaches.
List of contents
- Preface- Foreword- Dedication- Acknowledgements1. Malaria in India2. Lymphatic Filariasis in India3. Dengue in India4. Chikungunya in India5. Zika in India6. Japanese Encephalitis in India7. West Nile Virus in India8. Diagnosis of Malaria9. Diagnosis of Lymphatic Filariasis10. Arboviruses Diagnosis11. Mosquito Control, Part I: Chemicals Including Repellents, Non-chemical, and Biological12. Mosquito Control: Part II: Plant-Based Products Phytochemicals13. Mosquito Control Strategies Based on Genetic Manipulation14. Mosquitoes of Bangladesh15. Mosquitoes of Bhutan16. Mosquitoes of Maldives17. Mosquitoes of Pakistan18. Mosquitoes of Nepal19. Mosquitoes of Sri Lanka20. Biosafety Approaches for Deployment of Genetically Modified
Aedes Mosquitoes21. Regulatory Policy, Guidelines and Ethical Aspects in Genetically Modified Mosquito Research and Their Application in Disease Control Programmes with Special Reference in India22. Mosquitoes and Human Psyche23. Overview of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Mosquito Research, with Special Reference to the Future of Indian Fauna24. Mosquitoes for Novel Functional Systems---APPENDIX I: Global Resources on Mosquito Research and Major Organizations and Programs Engaged in Providing Information, Training, and Capacity Building APPENDIX II: Glossary---
About the author
Brij Kishore Tyagi currently serves as the Professor of Practice in the Department of Biosciences, University Institute of Biotechnology, Chandigarh University, Mohali (Punjab), India, as well as the Advisor at Vellore Institute Technology, India, and the Consultant at Reckitt Benckiser, Gurugram (Haryana), India. He completed his MSc (zoology) in 1974 and Ph.D. (entomology/zoology) in 1978. He joined the Malaria Research Centre (now the National Institute of Malaria Research) in 1981 on a WHO- TDR (World Health Organization- Special Programme for Research and Training in Tropical Diseases) research project on tribal malaria in south Gujarat, and subsequently the ICMR (Indian Council of Medical Research) mainstream as Senior Research Officer at Vector Control Research Centre, Pondicherry, in 1984, and as Assistant Director and later Deputy Director at Desert Medicine Research Centre, Jodhpur, in 1988. He finally joined as a Scientist 'F' (Joint Director) (2000) and subsequently Scientist 'G' (Director) and Director- in- Charge (2005/07) at the Centre for Research in Medical Entomology, Madurai (Tamil Nadu State), through a 35-years- long and highly distinguished career in diverse medico- entomological research, particularly the various VBDs, in most of the states and UTs (Union Territories) in the country. He retired from the ICMR Service in 2013, with two- year extensions to 2015, with all administrative powers. He was appointed first as the Visiting Fellow, followed by Visiting Professor at Bharathidasan University, Trichy (TN) (2015-16), and subsequently as Visiting Professor at Punjabi University, Patiala (Punjab) (2017-19). He has authored more than 700 scientific titles and 43 books, including a training manual,
Biosafety for Human Health and the Environment in the Context of the Potential Use of Genetically Modified Mosquitoes (GMMs): A Tool for Biosafety Training Based on Courses in Africa, Asia and Latin America, 2008-2011, published by the World Health Organization (2015).
Summary
This is an up-to-date and comprehensive handbook that presents a wealth of information on the different aspects of one of the largest dipterous family, Culicidae (Mosquitoes). It presents latest advancements in mosquito control methods, including chemical, biological, herbal, and genetic approaches.
