Mosquitoes: Their Bionomics and Relation to Disease
Mosquitoes: Their Bionomics and Relation to Disease

Author: William Robert Horsfall

Publisher:

Published: 1955

Total Pages: 768

ISBN-13:

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"The objective of this book is to summarize, as completely as possible, the large and varied literature on mosquitoes that pertains to their bionomics and relation to disease. For easy reference, this information is set forth systematically according to genus and species. My hope and expectation is that the compilation will provide a starting point for new research. It should relieve the investigator of the necessity for repeating research on points which have already been well proved and enable him to concentrate on questions which urgently require his attention"--Preface.

Saving Lives, Buying Time
Saving Lives, Buying Time

Author: Institute of Medicine

Publisher: National Academies Press

Published: 2004-09-09

Total Pages: 384

ISBN-13: 0309165938

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For more than 50 years, low-cost antimalarial drugs silently saved millions of lives and cured billions of debilitating infections. Today, however, these drugs no longer work against the deadliest form of malaria that exists throughout the world. Malaria deaths in sub-Saharan Africaâ€"currently just over one million per yearâ€"are rising because of increased resistance to the old, inexpensive drugs. Although effective new drugs called "artemisinins" are available, they are unaffordable for the majority of the affected population, even at a cost of one dollar per course. Saving Lives, Buying Time: Economics of Malaria Drugs in an Age of Resistance examines the history of malaria treatments, provides an overview of the current drug crisis, and offers recommendations on maximizing access to and effectiveness of antimalarial drugs. The book finds that most people in endemic countries will not have access to currently effective combination treatments, which should include an artemisinin, without financing from the global community. Without funding for effective treatment, malaria mortality could double over the next 10 to 20 years and transmission will intensify.