Echinococcus and Echinococcosis, Part A

Chapter One. Historical Aspects of Echinococcosis

• 1. Introduction
• 2. Echinococcus granulosus and Echinococcus multilocularis
• 3. Specific Historical Aspects
• 4. Neotropical Echinococcus Species
• 5. The Role of Associations, International Organizations, and International Working Groups in Echinococcosis Research and Control

Chapter Two. Biology and Systematics of Echinococcus

• 1. Introduction
• 2. Terminology
• 3. Taxonomy
• 4. Epidemiological Significance of Intra- and Interspecific Variation
• 5. Development of Echinococcus
• 6. Perspectives for the Future

Chapter Three. Phylogenetic Pattern, Evolutionary Processes and Species Delimitation in the Genus Echinococcus

• 1. Introduction
• 2. Species of Echinococcus
• 3. Species Concepts and Species Delimitation
• 4. Phylogenetic Pattern
• 5. Evolutionary Processes
• 6. Are Currently Described Species of Echinococcus Evolutionarily Independent?
• 7. A Coalescent-Based Approach to Species Delimitation
• 8. Biogeography and Speciation
• 9. The Phenotypic Consequences of Speciation
• 10. Conclusions

Chapter Four. Echinococcus–Host Interactions at Cellular and Molecular Levels

• 1. Introduction
• 2. The Larval Stages of Echinococcus
• 3. The Interface Between Echinococcus Metacestodes and Their Hosts
• 4. Uptake of Nutrients From the Host
• 5. Diverse Molecular Signals From the Parasite Towards the Host
• 6. Evolutionarily Conserved Signalling Pathways and Host–Parasite Cross-Communication
• 7. Integration of Host- and Parasite-Derived Signals Into Cellular Responses
• 8. Targeting Parasite Signalling Pathways for Chemotherapy
• 9. Conclusions and Outlook

Chapter Five. Ecology and Life Cycle Patterns of Echinococcus Species

• 1. Introduction
• 2. Echinococcus oligarthra (Diesing, 1863)
• 3. Echinococcus vogeli (Rausch and Bernstein, 1972)
• 4. Echinococcus multilocularis (Leuckart, 1863)
• 5. Echinococcus shiquicus (Xiao et al., 2005)
• 6. Echinococcus equinus (Williams and Sweatman, 1963)
• 7. Echinococcus granulosus (Batsch, 1786)
• 8. Echinococcus felidis (Ortlepp, 1937)
• 9. Echinococcus ortleppi (Lopez-Neyra and Soler Planas, 1943)
• 10. Echinococcus canadensis Cluster
• 11. Conclusion

Chapter Six. Global Distribution of Alveolar and Cystic Echinococcosis

• 1. General Introduction
• 2. Global Distribution of Echinococcus multilocularis
• 3. Global Distribution of Echinococcus spp. Causing Cystic Echinococcosis
• Appendix A. Supplementary data

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