Advances in Parasitology
- 1st Edition, Volume 111 - January 18, 2021
- Imprint: Academic Press
- Editors: David Rollinson, Russell Stothard
- Language: English
- Hardback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 1 2 - 8 2 4 6 0 3 - 0
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 3 2 3 - 8 5 0 8 9 - 6
Advances in Parasitology, Volume 111, the latest release in this ongoing series, includes medical studies of parasites of major influence, along with reviews of more tradit… Read more
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Request a sales quoteAdvances in Parasitology, Volume 111, the latest release in this ongoing series, includes medical studies of parasites of major influence, along with reviews of more traditional areas, such as zoology, taxonomy and life history. Chapters in this update include Taking the strain out of onchocerciasis: a reanalysis of blindness and transmission data does not support the existence of a savanna blinding strain of onchocerciasis in West Africa, Enterocytozoon bieneusi of animals, Taenia solium taeniasis/cysticercosis, Genomic analysis reveals predominant clonality and progressive evolution at all evolutionary scales in eukaryotic pathogens, HTLV-I and Strongyloides: the worm lurking beneath, and more.
- Informs and updates on all the latest developments in the field of parasitology
- Includes medical studies of parasites of major influence
- Features reviews of more traditional areas, such as zoology, taxonomy, and life history, which help shape current thinking and applications
PhD students, professors, scientists, health workers, government officers, and policy makers at various levels
- Cover image
- Title page
- Table of Contents
- Copyright
- Contributors
- Chapter One: Enterocytozoon bieneusi of animals—With an ‘Australian twist’
- Abstract
- 1: Introduction
- 2: Taxonomy
- 3: Life cycle and biology
- 4: Survival of microsporidians in the environment
- 5: Pathogenesis of microsporidiosis due to E. bieneusi
- 6: Treatment and prevention
- 7: Microsporidian genomics
- 8: Detection and identification of microsporidia
- 9: Molecular epidemiology of E. bieneusi
- 10: Knowledge gaps regarding E. bieneusi in animals
- 11: Recent insights into the prevalence and genetic make-up of E. bieneusi populations in animals in parts of Australia
- 12: A need for precise naming of E. bieneusi genotypes—Issues and recommendations
- 13: Early proposals regarding groupings of E. bieneusi genotypes based on ITS sequence data to identify host affiliations
- 14: A critical re-appraisal of phylogenetic relationships of E. bieneusi genotypes
- 15: Suggestions for additional future research
- 16: Concluding remarks
- Chapter Two: Models in parasite and pathogen evolution: Genomic analysis reveals predominant clonality and progressive evolution at all evolutionary scales in parasitic protozoa, yeasts and bacteria
- Abstract
- 1: The predominant clonal evolution model: A brief recall
- 2: Growing affirmations from genomics
- 3: Parasitic protozoa
- 4: Yeast
- 5: Bacteria
- 6: Counterexamples
- 7: Discussion
- Acknowledgements
- Abbreviations and specialized terms
- Chapter Three: HTLV-I and Strongyloides in Australia: The worm lurking beneath
- Abstract
- 1: Introduction
- 2: Strongyloides stercoralis background
- 3: HTLV-I background
- 4: HTLV-I co-infections with Strongyloides stercoralis
- 5: Immunology—Links between HTLV-I and Strongyloides stercoralis infection
- 6: Treatment of HTLV-I and Strongyloides stercoralis
- 7: Discussion and conclusion
- Acknowledgements
- Chapter Four: Advances in the discovery and development of anthelmintics by harnessing natural product scaffolds
- Abstract
- 1: Introduction
- 2: Gastrointestinal nematodes of ruminants
- 3: Control of gastrointestinal nematodes of ruminants
- 4: Prospects for novel anthelmintics
- 5: Recent progress in the discovery of natural product scaffolds with anti-H. contortus activity
- 6: Concluding remarks
- Acknowledgements
- Chapter Five: Insights gained from conducting a randomised controlled trial on Ivermectin-Albendazole against Trichuris trichiura in Côte d'Ivoire, Lao PDR and Pemba Island
- Abstract
- 1: Introduction
- 2: Trial methodology
- 3: Results and discussion
- 4: Conclusion and recommendations
- Edition: 1
- Volume: 111
- Published: January 18, 2021
- No. of pages (Hardback): 288
- No. of pages (eBook): 288
- Imprint: Academic Press
- Language: English
- Hardback ISBN: 9780128246030
- eBook ISBN: 9780323850896
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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, UKRS
Russell Stothard
Prof. Russell Stothard is Chair in Medical Parasitology at the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, UK
Affiliations and expertise
Chair in Medical Parasitology, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, UKRead Advances in Parasitology on ScienceDirect