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Socio-Ecological Dimensions of Infectious Diseases in Southeast Asia / (Record no. 8307)

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INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER
ISBN 9789812875273
DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER
Classification number 613
DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER
Classification number 614
TITLE STATEMENT
Title Socio-Ecological Dimensions of Infectious Diseases in Southeast Asia /
EDITION STATEMENT
Edition statement 1st ed. 2015.
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Number of Pages 1 online resource (IX, 338 pages 45 illustrations)
FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE
Formatted contents note Chapter 1: Introduction to socio-ecological dimensions of infectious diseases and health in Southeast Asia. -- Part 1: Infectious Diseases and Societies -- Chapter 2: Climate, environment and epidemic febrile diseases: A view from Chinese medicine -- Chapter 3: Long life of people living with HIV/AIDS and the practice of medical power -- Chapter 4: Socio-environmental global changes and infectious diseases: Interdisciplinary approach applied to tourism studies -- Part 2: Socio-Ecosystems and Health -- Chapter 5: Heavy metals contamination in the ecosystem of Mae Tang reservoir in Northern Thailand -- Chapter 6: Water and health: What is the risk and visible burden of the exposure to environmental contaminations? Insights from a questionnaire-based survey in Northern Thailand -- Chapter 7: Melioidosis in Laos -- Part 3: Global Changes, Land Use Changes and Vector-Borne Diseases -- Chapter 8: Adaptation of mosquito vectors to salinity and its impact on mosquito-borne disease transmission in the South and Southeast Asian tropics -- Chapter 9: The malaria landscape: Mosquitoes, transmission, landscape, insecticide resistance and integrated control in Thailand -- Chapter 10: Rubber plantations as a mosquito box amplification in South and South-East Asia -- Part 4: Monitoring and Data Acquisition -- Chapter 11: Rescuing public health data -- Chapter 12: The new science of metagenomics and the challenges of its use in both developed and developing countries -- Chapter 13: Barcoding, biobanking, e banking: From ecological to ethical and legal aspects. Insights from the PathodivSEA project -- Part 5: Managing Health Risks -- Chapter 14: Methods for prioritization of diseases: Case study of zoonoses in South-East Asia -- Chapter 15: Managing global risks: Vietnamese poultry farmers and avian flu -- Chapter 16: The OIE Strategy to address threats at the interface between humans, animals and ecosystems -- Part 6: Developing Strategies -- Chapter 17: Business for biodiversity and ecosystem services -- Chapter 18: Bridging the gap between conservation and health -- Chapter 19: Implementation of the One health strategy. Lessons learnt from community based natural resource programs for communities' empowerment and equity within an Eco health approach.
SUMMARY, ETC.
Summary, etc This book pursues a multidisciplinary approach in order to evaluate the socio-ecological dimensions of infectious diseases in Southeast Asia. It includes 18 chapters written by respected researchers in the fields of history, sociology, ecology, epidemiology, veterinary sciences, medicine and the environmental sciences on six major topics: (1) Infectious diseases and societies, (2) Health, infectious diseases and socio-ecosystems; (3) Global changes, land use changes and vector-borne diseases; (4) Monitoring and data acquisition; (5) Managing health risks; and (6) Developing strategies. The book offers a valuable guide for students and researchers in the fields of development and environmental studies, animal and human health (veterinarians, physicians), ecology and conservation biology, especially those with a focus on Southeast Asia.
SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical Term Ecology.
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Topical Term Environmental health.
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Topical Term Health care management.
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Topical Term Health services administration.
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Topical Term Infectious diseases.
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Topical Term Public health.
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Topical Term Public Health.
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Topical Term Ecology.
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Topical Term Environmental Health.
SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical Term Health Care Management.
SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical Term Infectious Diseases.
ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
Personal name Apiwathnasorn, Chamnarn.
ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
Personal name Dujardin, Jean-Pierre.
ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
Personal name Lefait-Robin, RĂ©gine.
ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
Personal name Morand, Serge.
ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA)
Koha item type Books
Holdings
Permanent Location Current Location Date acquired Full call number Accession Number Koha item type
Faculty of Health Sciences Faculty of Health Sciences 08/15/2023 RA643.7 .A785 .S63 2015 0185061 Books

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