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dc.date.accessioned2019
dc.date.available2019
dc.date.issued2019
dc.identifier.citationPan American Health Organization. Guidelines for the Structure of Public Health Entomology Laboratories. Washington, D.C.: PAHO; 2019.en_US
dc.identifier.isbn978-92-75-12094-1
dc.identifier.urihttps://iris.paho.org/handle/10665.2/51689
dc.description.abstractVector-borne diseases such as dengue, Zika, chikungunya, malaria, and leishmaniasis, among others, have a great impact on public health. This makes it necessary to step up entomological surveillance to guide prevention and control activities. Entomological surveillance is the regular compilation of data on vectors and the analysis of defined entomological parameters, such as the composition of species and their abundance, resistance to insecticides, behavior, and infection rates. The collection and analysis of these and other indicators should generate evidence on which to base a selection of the most appropriate interventions and determine when and where to apply them. To carry out these activities, countries need well-structured laboratories equipped to perform the required functions. Staff must also be trained in these activities... This document provides countries with recommendations for structuring a public health entomology laboratory network. The document will help countries to identify their areas of need and determine how the entomology network can be strengthened, especially in the context of a decentralized health system. The recommendations also consider the different degrees of development and different entomological research needed to support disease prevention and control activities.en_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherPAHOen_US
dc.subjectBiosafetyen_US
dc.subjectPublic Health Entomologyen_US
dc.subjectEntomologyen_US
dc.subjectPublic Health Laboratory Servicesen_US
dc.subjectVector Controlen_US
dc.subjectDengueen_US
dc.subjectZika Virusen_US
dc.subjectChikungunya virusen_US
dc.subjectMalariaen_US
dc.subjectLeishmaniasisen_US
dc.subjectAmericasen_US
dc.titleGuidelines for the Structure of Public Health Entomology Laboratoriesen_US
dc.typeProcedures, manuals, guidelinesen_US
dc.typePublicationsen_US
dc.rights.holderPan American Health Organizationen_US
dc.contributor.corporatenamePan American Health Organizationen_US
paho.isfeatured0en_US
paho.publisher.countryUnited Statesen_US
paho.publisher.cityWashington, D.C.en_US
paho.source.centercodeUS1.1en_US
paho.subjectCat 1. Communicable Diseasesen_US
paho.relation.languageVersion10665.2/51691
paho.relation.languageVersion10665.2/51692
paho.relation.languageVersion10665.2/51690
paho.contributor.departmentCommunicable Diseases and Environmental Determinants of Health (CDE)en_US
paho.iswhotranslationNoen_US
dc.identifier.eisbn978-92-75-12101-6


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