Main description:

1) The first and only textbook solely about public health entomology, mapping onto new Certificate in Public Health Entomology courses in the U.S. Half the price of the nearest competitors, with the subject of Public Health Entomology rapidly becoming a hot topic in public health, this should be adopted as the "go-to" text for public health entomology.
2) Discusses the rationale for having public health entomology programs in state and federal health agencies.
3) Shows how to set up a public health program from scratch.
4) Compares and contrasts specific duties of a public health entomologist (and what are NOT the duties).
5) Includes a section about the primary public health arthropod vectors, their biology, distribution, disease potential, and control.

Contents:

Section I: Essentials of public health and entomology 1. History of medical entomology and public health 2. Pest control in modern public health 3. Setting up a public health entomology program 4. Vector-borne disease surveillance 5. Regulatory, political, and legal challenges 6. Public health entomology preparedness 7. Operational research opportunities in public health entomology 8. Where to go for help. Section II: Some primary pests and conditions of public health importance 9. Mosquitoes 10. Ticks 11. Fleas 12. Lice 13. Sand flies 14. Tsetse flies 15. Black flies 16. Bed bugs 17. Kissing bugs 18. Mites 19. Pests involved in mechanical disease transmission 20. Arthropod bites or stings 21. Fly larvae in humans (myiasis)