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Advances in Parasitology
- 1st Edition, Volume 82 - March 28, 2013
- Editor: David Rollinson
- Language: English
- Hardback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 1 2 - 4 0 7 7 0 6 - 5
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 1 2 - 4 0 7 7 3 4 - 8
First published in 1963, Advances in Parasitology contains comprehensive and up-to-date reviews in all areas of interest in contemporary parasitology. Advances in Parasitology… Read more
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Request a sales quoteFirst published in 1963, Advances in Parasitology contains comprehensive and up-to-date reviews in all areas of interest in contemporary parasitology. Advances in Parasitology includes medical studies on parasites of major influence, such as Plasmodium falciparum and trypanosomes. The series also contains reviews of more traditional areas, such as zoology, taxonomy, and life history, which shape current thinking and applications. Eclectic volumes are supplemented by thematic volumes on various topics, including control of human parasitic diseases and global mapping of infectious diseases.
- Informs and updates on all the latest developments in the field
- Contributions from leading authorities and industry experts
Researchers in parasitology, tropical medicine and entomology
Series Editor
Contributors
Chapter One. Recent Developments in Blastocystis Research
1 Introduction
2 Background
3 Subtypes
4 Geographic Variation in Blastocystis Prevalence
5 Linking Blastocystis to Disease
6 Genome Studies
7 Future Developments
References
Chapter Two. Tradition and Transition
1 Introduction
2 Methods
3 Giardia spp.
4 Cryptosporidium spp.
5 Toxoplasma gondii
6 Trichinella spp.
7 Toxocara spp.
8 Anisakid Nematodes
9 Diphyllobothriid Cestodes
10 Echinococcus granulosus/canadensis (Cystic Hydatid)
11 Echinococcus multilocularis (Alveolar Hydatid)
12 Conclusions
Acknowledgements
References
Chapter Three. The Malaria Transition on the Arabian Peninsula
1 Background and Context
2 Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
3 Republic of Yemen
4 Sultanate of Oman
5 United Arab Emirates
6 Kingdom of Bahrain
7 Qatar
8 State of Kuwait
9 Discussion
Acknowledgements
References
Chapter Four. Microsporidia and ‘The Art of Living Together’
1 Defining Microsporidia
2 The ‘Art of Living Inside the Cell’
3 The ‘Art of Dissemination’
4 The ‘Art of Living in the Host’
5 ENVOI – The ‘Master Parasites’
6 Conclusion
Acknowledgements
References
Chapter Five. Patterns and Processes in Parasite Co-Infection
1 Introduction
2 Ecology and Parasite Ecology
3 Exposure
4 Susceptibility
5 Patterns of Co-Infection and Inference of Processes
6 Exposure and Susceptibility Revisited
Acknowledgements
References
Index
- No. of pages: 400
- Language: English
- Edition: 1
- Volume: 82
- Published: March 28, 2013
- Imprint: Academic Press
- Hardback ISBN: 9780124077065
- eBook ISBN: 9780124077348
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David Rollinson
Professor David Rollinson is a Merit Research Scientist at the Natural History Museum in London, where he leads a research team in the Wolfson Wellcome Biomedical Laboratories and directs the WHO Collaborating Centre for schistosomiasis. He has had a long fascination with parasites and the diseases that they cause, this has involved him in many overseas projects especially in Africa. He is on the WHO Expert Advisory Panel of parasitic diseases, the editor of Advances in Parasitology and a former President of the World Federation of Parasitologists. His research group uses a multidisciplinary approach, which combines detailed molecular studies in the laboratory with ongoing collaborative studies in endemic areas of disease, to explore the intriguing world of parasites in order to help control and eliminate parasitic diseases.
Affiliations and expertise
Merit Research Scientist, The Natural History Museum, London, UKRead Advances in Parasitology on ScienceDirect