Effects of Agricultural Development on Vector-Borne Diseases

1. Past, present and future needs in land and water development for food production - Implications for rural development, environment and the vector-borne disease situation, / Asit K. Biswas 2. Modern rice technology and its relationships to disease vector propagation, / S.I. Bhuiyan and B.M. Sheppard 3. Vector-borne disease hazards in changing agricultural practices resulting from overall development in Africa, / A.M.A. Imevbore 4. The history of irrigation development in Kenya and the associated spread of schistosomiasis, / P.G. Waiyaki 5. The effect of water development programs on malaria and malaria vectors in Turkey, / N.G. Gratz 6. Malaria risks involved in slash and burn agriculture in A. dirus infested forests in Thailand, / Santasiri Sornmani 7. Epidemiological patterns associated with agricultural activities in the tropics with special reference to vector-borne diseases, / David Bradley and Ravi Narayan 8. Predominant agricultural practices and their bearing on vector-borne disease transmission in the WHO Eastern Mediterranean Region, / H. Rathor 9. Agricultural practices and their bearing on vector-borne diseases in the WHO Western Pacific Region, / L.S. Self 10. Agricultural use of pesticides and their effect on vector-borne disease transmission in the WHO Region of the Americas, / D.N. Bown 11. Introduction of irrigation in Burkina Faso and its effect on malaria transmission, / P. Carnevale and V. Robert 12. Ethnic factors in the transmission of sleeping sickness in the forest region of Cote d'Ivoire, / J. P. Hervouet and C. Laveissiere 713. Trends in irrigation development and their implications for vector-borne disease control strategies, / C.L. Abernethy 14. Changes in irrigation techniques as a means to control disease vector production, / F.P. Amerasinghe 15. Food fish as vector control and strategies for their use in agriculture, / T. Petr 16. Effects of changing agricultural practices on the transmission of Japanese Encephalitis in Japan, / Motoyoshi Mogi 17. The effect of agro-chemicals on vector populations, / George P. Georghiou 18. Integrated pest control strategies in food production and their bearing on disease vectors in agricultural lands, / M.J. Way 19. The green revolution in India and ecological succession of malaria vectors, / V.P. Sharma 20. The linkage between mechanization of agricultural practices for rice cultivation and vector-borne disease transmission, / M.W. Service