Practical Diagnostic Parasitology & Entomology

Currently, the detection and diagnosis of parasite infections rely on several laboratory methods in addition to clinical symptoms, clinical history, travel history and geographic location of patient. This book also describes effective methods and equipment for collecting, identifying, rearing, examining, and preserving medical important insects and mites and for storing and caring for specimens in collection. It also provides instructions for the construction of many kinds of collecting equipment, traps, rearing cages, and storage units, as well as updated and illustrated keys for identification of the classes of arthropods and the orders of insects.