Slide Set Series
The World Health Organization’s Slide Set Series on vector
biology and control meets the need for visual training aids illustrating the
fundamentals of vector biology, behaviour and control. Intended for use in
seminars, briefing sessions and classroom lectures, the sets offer a rare
opportunity to view different vectors in their favourite habitats, see the
diseases and destruction they cause and observe the application of control
measures under real conditions around the globe.
Each set consists of a series of colour slides accompanied by
explanatory notes. Within each set, slides and notes are organized by topic to
form a series of self-contained presentations. Eight of the twelve sets
concentrate on a single vector or group of vectors, drawing upon WHO experience
to present a global view of the related public health problems and recommended
measures for control. Three sets provide training in environmental management
and in the operation, maintenance and repair of equipment. The present set
highlights the vector-borne disease aspects of agricultural development and aims
to promote the human health dimension of the concept of sustainability.
Regardless of the topic, each set challenges students to
understand the magnitude of problems posed by vectors and the difficulty of
applying the theory of control to real conditions in the field. The sets can
also be used to instruct operational staff in the correct use of insecticides,
biological agents, sanitary measures and other methods of control.
Other sets in this series include
Aedes aegypti · Cockroaches
· Environmental Management for Vector Control
· The Guinea Worm · Hand-operated Compression Sprayers · The Housefly · The
Intermediate Snail Hosts of African Schistosomiasis · Malaria Vectors ·
Motorized Pesticide Application Equipment ·
Rodents ·
Sandflies
