6.6 Vector management and control
Vectors can be controlled using various methods. Here we describe the basic methods.
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6.5.3 Public health importance of rodents
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- Hygiene and Environmental Health Module: Ethiopian Federal Ministry of Health
- Hygiene and Environmental Health Module: Acknowledgements
- Hygiene and Environmental Health Module: Introduction
- Part 1
- Hygiene and Environmental Health Module: 1. Introduction to the Principles and Concepts of Hygiene and Environmental Health
- Hygiene and Environmental Health Module: 2. Environmental Health Hazards
- Hygiene and Environmental Health Module: 3. Personal Hygiene
- Hygiene and Environmental Health Module: 4. Healthful Housing
- Hygiene and Environmental Health Module: 5. Institutional Hygiene and Sanitation
- Hygiene and Environmental Health Module: 6. Important Vectors in Public Health
- Study Session 6 Important Vectors in Public Health
- Introduction
- Learning Outcomes for Study Session 6
- 6.1 Definition of vector
- 6.2 Public health importance of vectors
- 6.3 Vector-borne disease transmission mechanisms
- 6.4 Classification of vectors and their life cycles
- 6.5 Rodents
- 6.6 Vector management and control
- 6.7 Planning for the improvement of vector control
- Summary of Study Session 6
- Self-Assessment Questions (SAQs) for Study Session 6
- Study Session 6 Important Vectors in Public Health
- Hygiene and Environmental Health Module: 7. Introduction to the Principles of Food Hygiene and Safety
- Hygiene and Environmental Health Module: 8. Food Contamination and Spoilage
- Hygiene and Environmental Health Module: 9. Foodborne Diseases and the Investigation of Disease Outbreaks
- Hygiene and Environmental Health Module: 10. Food Protection and Preservation Methods
- Hygiene and Environmental Health Module: 11. Hygienic Requirements of Food and Drink Establishments
- Hygiene and Environmental Health Module: 12. Hygiene and Safety Requirements for Foods of Animal Origin
- Part 2
- Hygiene and Environmental Health Module: 13. Provision of Safe Drinking Water
- Hygiene and Environmental Health Module: 14. Treatment of Drinking Water at Household and Community Level
- Hygiene and Environmental Health Module: 15. Community Drinking Water Source Protection
- Hygiene and Environmental Health Module: 16. Sanitary Survey of Drinking Water
- Hygiene and Environmental Health Module: 17. Water Pollution and its Control
- Hygiene and Environmental Health Module: 18. Introduction to the Principles and Concepts of Waste Management
- Hygiene and Environmental Health: 19. Liquid Waste Management
- Hygiene and Environmental Health Module: 20. Latrine Construction
- Hygiene and Environmental Health Module: 21. Latrine Utilisation – Changing Attitudes and Behaviour
- Hygiene and Environmental Health Module: 22. Solid Waste Management
- Hygiene and Environmental Health Module: 23. Healthcare Waste Management
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