About this book
This is an up-to-date and comprehensive handbook that presents a wealth of information on the different aspects of one of the largest dipterous families, Culicidae (mosquitoes). India shares more than 10% of the global mosquito fauna, and some of the deadliest mosquito species occur in the country, implying that globally, India has always been in the forefront of research and control of such deadly and/or debilitating diseases as malaria, lymphatic filariasis, dengue, chikungunya, Zika, Japanese encephalitis, West Nile Virus, etc. This book illustrates updated information, including chemical, biological, herbal, and genetical, on the control of vectors, and showcases mosquito preponderance in the neighbouring countries. The book additionally deals with the biosafety principles in theory and practice, the use of emerging science of artificial intelligence in mosquito identity and control, and, of course, consideration of mosquitoes in the human psyche. This authoritative account is a crucial reference source for mosquito-borne disease control and prevention. This book is meant for researchers, university students, medical entomologists, parasitologists, and public health professionals.
Contents
Preface
Acknowledgement
Editor Bio
List of Contributors
SECTION I Mosquito-Borne Infections
Chapter 1. Malaria in India / P.K. Srivastava, K. Ravi Kumar, Devendra Kumar, Adeogun Adedapo O., Susanta K. Ghosh, Vas Dev, Anju Viswan K., Usha A., Anil Prakash, Roop Kumari, Sridharan Subramanian, Sagya Singh and B.K. Tyagi
Chapter 2. Lymphatic Filariasis in India / P. K. Srivastava, I.P. Sunish, R.K. Hazra, A.M. Khan, Mohammad Nazrul Islam, Sridharan Subramanian, Sagya Singh, Anju Viswan K., Usha A. and B.K. Tyagi
Chapter 3. Dengue in India / Kalpana Baruah, Roop Kumari, Mangesh Gokhale, Sudeep Balan, T. Dilip Kumar, Sridharan Subramanian, Jhansi Charles and B.K. Tyagi
Chapter 4. Chikungunya in India / Kalpana Baruah, Roop Kumari, Mangesh Gokhale, Sudeep Balan, T. Dilip Kumar, Sridharan Subramanian, Jhansi Charles and B.K. Tyagi
Chapter 5. Zika in India / Himmat Singh, Nasreen Akhtar, R. Balasubramanian, T. Dilip Kumar, Kalpana Baruah and B.K. Tyagi
Chapter 6. Japanese Encephalitis in India / R. Balasubramanian, Roop Kumari, Surajita Banerjee, Sunil Mishra, and B.K. Tyagi
Chapter 7. West Nile Virus in India / R. Balasubramanian, Mangesh Gokhle, A.B. Sudeep Balan and B.K. Tyagi
SECTION II Diagnosis
Chapter 8. Diagnosis of Malaria / Susanta K. Ghosh, Chaitali Ghosh, Rajeev K. Tyagi and B.K. Tyagi
Chapter 9. Diagnosis of Lymphatic Filariasis / Susanta K. Ghosh, Chaitali Ghosh and B.K. Tyagi
Chapter 10. Arboviruses / R. Balasubramanian, A. B. Sudeep, Mangesh Gokhale and B.K. Tyagi
SECTION III Control
Chapter 11. Mosquito Control. Part I: Chemicals Including Repellents, Non-chemical, and Biological / A. Daniel Reegan, Prabhakargouda B. Patil, E. Pushpalatha, T. Mariappan, S. K. Dasgupta, Arti Mathur, Devinder Kaur Kocher, Minu Bharti, Prabhakar Mishra, N. Chandrasekaran, D. S. Suman, Vibha Ahuja, Sridharan Subramanian, Manas Sarkar, C. Kandasamy, Susanta K. Ghosh, M. J. Mendki, R. S. Sharma, Vijay Veer, Myra Mistica, Lilian de las Llagas and B. K. Tyagi
Chapter 12. Mosquito Control: Part II: Plant-Based Products or Phytochemicals / E. Pushpalatha, Devinder Kaur Kocher, Arti Prasad, Ipsita Bhowmik, E. R. Anirudh, A.N. Anoopkumar, Embalil Mathachan Aneesh and B. K. Tyagi
Chapter 13. Mosquito Control Strategies Based on Genetic Manipulation / Ranil S. Dassanayake, Y. I. Nilmini Silva Gunawardene, Menaka Hapugoda, Tharaka Ranathunga, P. V. Desha Dilani, H.P.B.K.D. Ramyasoma, P.D.S.U. Wickramasinghe, Prabhakargouda B. Patil, S. K. Dasgupta and B. K. Tyagi
SECTION IV Brief Review of Mosquitoes in Other Countries of the Indian Subcontinent
Chapter 14. Mosquitoes of Bangladesh / Mohammad Nazrul Islam
Chapter 15. Mosquitoes of Bhutan / B. K. Tyagi
Chapter 16. Mosquitoes of the Maldives / Akib Jahir and Bart G. J. Knols
Chapter 17. Mosquitoes of Pakistan / B. K. Tyagi
Chapter 18. Mosquitoes of Nepal / Meghnath Dhimal, Ishan Gautam, Buddhi Ram Oli, Pramod Shrestha, Reshma Tuladhar and Ruth Mueller
Chapter 19. Mosquitoes of Sri Lanka / Tharaka Ranathunge
SECTION V Mosquito-Borne Infections and Biosafety, Regulatory, and Ethical Considerations
Chapter 20. Biosafety Approaches for Deployment of Genetically Modified Aedes Mosquitoes / S. K. Dasgupta, Prabhakar Gowda K. Patil, Jhansi Charles, Vibha Ahuja, and B. K. Tyagi
Chapter 21. Regulatory Policy, Guidelines and Ethical Aspects in Genetically Modified Mosquito Research and Their Application in Disease Control Programmes, with Special Reference to India / S. K. Dasgupta, Prabhakargowda K. Patil, Vibha Ahuja and B. K. Tyagi
SECTION VI Mosquitoes and Society
Chapter 22. Mosquitoes in Human Psyche / B. K. Tyagi, Sajal Bhattacharya and B. Reddya Naik
SECTION VII Artificial Intelligence and Consilience in Culicidology
Chapter 23. Overview of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Mosquito Research, with Special Reference to the Future of Indian Fauna / Alphy Joseph, Krishnadas Ashok, Fijy Jose P., Aneesh E. M, Mangalambal N. R., Susanta K. Ghosh, Pushpalatha E. and B. K. Tyagi
Chapter 24. Mosquitoes for Novel Functional Systems / B.K. Tyagi
Appendix I Global Resources on Mosquito Research and Major Organizations and Programs Engaged in Providing Information, Training, and Capacity Building.
Appendix II Glossary
Index
Customer Reviews
Biography
Dr Brij Kishore Tyagi currently serves as the Professor of Practice, Department of Biosciences, University Institute of Biotechnology, Chandigarh University, Mohali (Punjab), India, as well as the Advisor, Vellore Institute of Technology, India, and the Consultant, Reckitt Benckiser, Gurugram (Haryana), India. He completed his MSc (Zoology) in 1974 and PhD (Entomology/Zoology) in 1978. He joined the Malaria Research Centre (now National Institute of Malaria Research) in 1981 on a WHO-TDR research project on tribal malaria in south Gujarat, and subsequently the ICMR mainstream as Senior Research Officer at Vector Control Research Centre, Pondicherry in 1984, and as Assistant Director and later Deputy Director at Desert Medicine Research Centre, Jodhpur in 1988. He finally joined as a Scientist 'F' (Joint Director) (2000) and subsequently Scientist 'G' (Director) & Director-in-Charge (2005/07) at the Centre for Research in Medical Entomology, Madurai (Tamil Nadu State) through 35 years' long and highly distinguished career in diverse medico-entomological research, particularly the various vector-borne diseases (VBDs), in most of States and UTs in the country. He retired from the ICMR Service in 2013 and was rewarded with a two-year extension to 2015, retaining all administrative powers. Post-retirement, he was appointed first as the Visiting Fellow, followed by Visiting Professor at Bharathidasan University, Trichy (TN) (2015-2016) and subsequently as Visiting Professor at Punjabi University, Patiala (Punjab) (2017-2019). He has authored more than 700 scientific titles, 43 books, including a Training Manual, Biosafety for Human Health and the Environment in the Context of the Potential Use of Genetically Modified Mosquitoes (GMMs): A Tool for Biosafety Training based on courses in Africa, Asia and Latin America, 2008-2011, published by the World Health Organization (2015).
