
Title:
Desert Malaria An Emerging Malaria Paradigm and Its Global Impact on Disease Elimination
Author:
Tyagi, B.K. author.
ISBN:
9789811976933
Edition:
1st ed. 2023.
Physical Description:
XXI, 416 p. 1 illus. online resource.
Contents:
1 'Desert malaria': an emerging new paradigm -- 2 Global vis-à-vis desert-driven malaria -- 3 World deserts: environments and malaria potential -- 4 Desert water sources and vector adaptation -- 5 'Tanka' and 'Beri' -most crucial habitats for breeding of anopheles stephensi and emergence of "desert malaria" in the thar desert -- 6 Extensive canalization and its impact on transformation of the thar desert and malaria excerbation -- 7 Anopheline fauna and major malaria vectors of deserts -- 8 Anophelenization of the deserts -- 9 Sibling species complexes of malaria vectors in major deserts -- 10 Anopheles stephensi liston 1901:origin and chorogeography -a new hypothesis -- 11 Invasive vector species of malaria in desert environments -- 12 Epidemiology of desert malaria -- 13 Epidemics of malaria in major deserts -- 14 Urban malaria in the desert -- 15 Clinical scenario of desert malaria -- 16 Agroeconomical and eco-bio-social aspects of malaria in deserts -- 17 Vector identification and malaria diagnosis in major deserts -- 18 Malaria immunity in desert populations and development of resistance in parasites against antimalarials -- 19 Malaria and climate change 20 Trans-border migration and malaria in desert populations -- 21 Malaria management including vector control in major deserts -- 22 Inventions, innovations and discoveries in malaria in desert environments -- 23 Future implications of desert malaria in global elimination campaign -- 24 Anopheles stephensi -the first vector to show an evolutionary response to rapid climate change -- 25 Conclusion: will deserts transform into malaria hotspots tomorrow? .
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Electronic Access:
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-19-7693-3Copies: