Bridging Laboratory and Field Research for Genetic Control of Disease Vectors (Paperback, 2006 ed.)

Contemporary research on genetic control of disease-transmitting insects knows two kinds of scientists: those that work in the laboratory and those known as a ~field peoplea (TM). Over the last decade, both groups seem to have developed differing research priorities, address fundamentally different aspects within the overall discipline of infectious-disease control, and worse, have developed a scientific a ~languagea (TM) that is no longer understood by the a ~othera (TM) party. This gap widens every day, between the North and the South, between ecologists and molecular biologists, geneticists and behaviourists, etc. The need to develop a common research agenda that bridges this gap has been identified as a top priority by all parties involved. Only then shall the goal of developing appropriate genetic-control strategies for vectors of disease become reality.

This book is the reflection of a workshop, held in Nairobi (Kenya) in July 2004, that addressed the above issues. It brought together a good representation of both the molecular and ecological research disciplines and, for the first time, included a significant number of researchers from disease-endemic countries. The research agenda presented here will serve the research and science-policy communities alike, and guide sponsoring organizations with the selection of priority areas for research funding.

General

Imprint:	Springer-Verlag New York
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	Wageningen UR Frontis Series, 11
Release date:	2006
First published:	2006
Editors:	B.G.J. Knols • C. Louis
Dimensions:	297 x 210 x 12mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	229
Edition:	2006 ed.
ISBN-13:	978-1-4020-3800-6
Categories:	Books > Medicine > General issues > Public health & preventive medicine > Epidemiology & medical statistics
LSN:	1-4020-3800-3
Barcode:	9781402038006

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