The global challenge of malaria : past lessons and future prospects / Frank M. Snowden, Richard Bucala, editors ; Darilyn Yap, in-house editor ; contributors Brian G. Blackburn [and ten others].

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Snowden, Frank M. (Frank Martin), 1946- editor of compilation.

Bucala, Richard, editor of compilation.

Yap, Darilyn, editor.

Blackburn, Brian G., contributor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Malaria--Prevention and control.

Malaria.

Malaria--History.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (236 p.)

Place of Publication:

Singapore : World Scientific, 2014.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Malaria is one of the most important "emerging" or "resurgent" infectious diseases. According to the World Health Organization, this mosquito-borne infection is a leading cause of suffering, death, poverty, and underdevelopment in the world today. Every year 500 million people become severely ill from malaria and more than a million people die, the great majority of them women and children living in sub-Saharan Africa. In 2008, it was estimated, a child would die of the disease every thirty seconds, making malaria - together with HIV/AIDS and tuberculosis - a global public health emergency. Th

Contents:

Contents; Introduction; Acknowledgements; Contributors; Part I Lessons of History; Chapter 1 Malaria in America; Introduction; The Parasites and Their Vectors; Immigrants to the New World and the Arrival of Malaria; Fighting Back; World War II and New Tools for the Malaria Wars; Lessons Learned; Chapter 2 Technological Solutions: The Rockefeller Insecticidal Approach to Malaria Control, 1920-1950; Chapter 3 Malaria Control and Eradication Projects in Tropical Africa, 1945-1965; Introduction; A Basis For Optimism, I - Malaria Control Outside of Tropical Africa

A Basis for Optimism, II - Malaria Control in Africa Before and Immediately After WWIIThe Transfer of Synthetic Insecticide, 1945-1950; The First African Malaria Conference: Kampala, 1950; The WHO Project Sites; The Entomological Labyrinth; The Mixed Record of Synthetic Insecticides; The Loss of Acquired Immunities and Epidemic 'Rebound' Malaria; Antimalarial Drugs and the Pilot Projects; The Lessons of the Malaria Control and Eradication Projects; Chapter 4 The Use and Misuse of History: Lessons from Sardinia; Introduction; Malaria and Sardinia as Synonyms

The First Campaign against Malaria: Before DDTThe Crisis after World War II; The Second Campaign against Malaria: ERLAAS and DDT; Additional Factors in Eradication; Conclusion; Chapter 5 Popular Education and Participation in Malaria Control: A Historical Overview; Introduction; Italian PEP Experience; Early Rockefeller Foundation Enthusiasm Concerning Popular Education; IHB's New Orientation Under New Leadership; Neglect of Italian Experience by Foundation's Malarialogists; Post-WWII Developments; PEP in the post-Eradication period (1970-1990); The modern era (1990-today)

Concluding CommentsPart II Scientific, Medical, and Public Health Perspectives; Chapter 6 The Contribution of The Gambia to Malaria Research; The Gambia; Malaria in The Gambia in the Pre-colonial Period; Malaria in Colonial Times; The 1902 Expedition to The Gambia; The Medical Research Council (MRC) Unit, The Gambia; The MRC laboratories; Malaria entomology; Immunity to malaria; Pathogenesis of malaria; Treatment of malaria; Chemoprophylaxis; Vector control; Malaria vaccines; Malaria in The Gambia in 2012; Conclusion; Acknowledgements

Chapter 7 Insecticide-Treated Bednets and Malaria Control: Strategies, Implementation, and OutcomeOverview; Parasite and Vector Biology; Bednets: A Historical Perspective; Bednet Materials and Design; Netting materials; Net design; Insecticides; Retreatment of ITNs; Long-lasting insecticidal nets; Other insecticide-treated materials; Efficacy of untreated bednets; Efficacy of ITNs and LLINs; Experimental hut trials; Field trials; Field Trials: All-cause childhood mortality; Field Trials: Malaria morbidity; ITNs and malaria in pregnancy; Community effect; LLINs; ITN Efficacy: Conclusions

Insecticide Resistance

Notes:

Includes index.

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

981-4405-58-2