Author: C. J. Schofield Publisher: ISBN: 9789688118351 Category : Languages : en Pages : 131
Book Description
Los triatominos estan ampliamente distribuidos en las Americas, varios tienen importancia como vectores de la enfermedad de chagas, especialmente Triatoma infestans en los paises del Cono Sur, T. dimidata en las partes de la costa pacifica, y especies de RHODNIUS en America Central y los paises del Pacto Andino. Precisamente los objetivos del "Taller" fueron la discusion y la conceptualizacion de la biosistematica y tendencias evolutivas en torno a triatominae; determinacion de prioridades de investigacion para la identificacion biologica de las poblaciones expuestas a la enfermedad de chagas y definicion de estrategias de investigacion para el desarrollo de programas de control y vigilancia contra especies de triatominos. Contenido: Antecedente y objetivos. Introduccion y repaso historico. Situacion actual en: Cono Sur, region del Amazonas, Pacto Andino y America Central. Tendencias adaptativas de las triatominae. Estudios de caso. Anexo.
Author: World Health Organization Publisher: World Health Organization ISBN: 9241209054 Category : Medical Languages : en Pages : 120
Book Description
This report of a WHO Expert Committee reviews current knowledge of Chagas disease and its pathogenesis discusses the causative parasite the triatomine vectors and the natural reservoirs of infection and considers the epidemiology and incidence trends of the disease. Prevention and control strategies are described as are the various formal initiatives for interruption of disease transmission. The report concludes by identifying priorities for research and offering guidance for the planning implementation and strengthening of national control programmes. ... this book makes an extremely valuable contribution toward understanding Chagas disease and promoting solid prevention and control efforts. It will no doubt be an important addition to the library of anyone student and expert alike with interests in Chagas disease. The authors are to be congratulated on the completion of a work of excellence - an extremely difficult endeavour at a time when our knowledge of vectors parasites and methodologies is expanding so rapidly. - Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
Author: Andrew Henderson Publisher: ISBN: Category : Nature Languages : en Pages : 398
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The palms are among the most abundant, diverse, and important families of plants found in the Amazon. Based on extensive field work, this book provides a systematic treatment of all palms that occur naturally in the Amazon region. Each species is exhaustively described with reviews of their distribution, habitat, and ecology. Introductory chapters describe the physical setting of the Amazon region as well as on the biogeography and ecology of the palm family. This first modern treatment of the 135 species of Amazon palms provides a definitive account of their ecology, uses, and biogeography. It will be welcomed by students, teachers, and researchers of botany, ecology, agronomy, and conservation biology.
Author: Michael J. Balick Publisher: Columbia University Press ISBN: 0231101716 Category : Biotic communities Languages : en Pages : 460
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This book opens readers' eyes to the enormous resources of the Earth's rain forests and the potential impact of their destruction in terms of human health.
Author: C. J. Schofield
Author: Felipe Guhl
Author: World Health Organization
Author: Andrew Henderson
Author: Pedro W Wygodzinsky
Author: Michael J. Balick
Author: Herbert Edward Andrewes