POTENTIAL VECTORS AND RESERVOIRS OF DISEASE IN NEW GUINEA AND SOUTH ASIA.

Abstract

The primary objective was to collect arthropods, particularly those of medical importance. Special emphasis was placed on collection of ectoparasites from vertebrate hosts. An estimated total of 760,000 specimens of arthropods including about 285,000 ectoparasites taken from 10,400 vertebrates were collected, partly in conjunction with other projects supported by the U. S. Army Medical Research and Development Command and National Institutes of Health. These are being processed in Honolulu, Malaya, Taiwan and Japan in order to make them available early for study by collaborating specialists.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 1963
Accession Number
AD0403270

Entities

People

  • J.l. Gressitt

Organizations

  • Bishop Museum

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Animals
  • Asia
  • Biomedical Research
  • Connecticut
  • Ectoparasites
  • Illinois
  • Islands
  • Natural History
  • Navy
  • New Guinea
  • Parasites
  • Personnel Management
  • Philippines
  • South Asia
  • Specialists
  • United Nations
  • Universities

Readers

  • Defense Technology Research and Development.
  • Vector-Borne Disease and Entomology