Picq J J
Med Trop (Mars). 1978 Nov-Dec;38(6):603-6.
Intertropical Africa is the first area in the world for the frequency of arthropod born human diseases, such as malaria, trypanosomiasis, viral infections (f.i.yellow fever), various filariasis and chiefly onchocerciasis. Control of arthropod vectors is very important indeed in this area. It requires a closed collaboration between entomologists, biologists, hygienists and tropical physicians. Chemical control is still preponderant but it must be associated, as often as possible, with physical, biological and genetic means of control.
在节肢动物传播的人类疾病发病频率方面，热带非洲是世界上首屈一指的地区，这类疾病包括疟疾、锥虫病、病毒感染（如黄热病）、各种丝虫病，尤其是盘尾丝虫病。在该地区，控制节肢动物病媒确实非常重要。这需要昆虫学家、生物学家、卫生学家和热带病医生之间密切合作。化学防治仍然占主导地位，但必须尽可能与物理、生物和遗传防治手段相结合。
