With this World Health Day, WHO is drawing attention to a group of diseases that are spread by insects and other vectors, the heavy health and economic burdens they impose, and what needs to be done to reduce these burdens. Many of these diseases have been historically confined to distinct geographi...cal areas, but this situation has become more fluid due to a host of ills, including climate change, intensive farming, dams, irrigation, deforestation, population movements, rapid unplanned urbanization, and phenomenal increases in international travel and trade. The control of vector-borne diseases can make a major contribution to poverty reduction, as it precisely targets the poor
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Handout presentations in PDF for illustrating lectures
Accessed May 2014
Powerpoint Presenation for Training
Summary of research into the consequences of the Ebola outbreak for children and communities in Liberia and Sierra Leone
Trop Med Int Health. 2015 Apr; 20(4): 448–454. Open Access
Euro Surveill. 2015 Mar 26;20(12). pii: 21073.
Armed Forces Pest Management Board Technical Guide No. 47
Methodological field approaches for scientists with a basic background in entomology to prepare and implement a yellow fever entomological assessment during outbreaks