Advances in Parasitology

Seminal, comprehensive and up-to-date reference on all areas of interest in contemporary parasitology

David Rollinson (Edited by), Russell Stothard (Edited by)

9780128207505, Elsevier Science

Hardback, published 14 April 2020

240 pages
22.9 x 15.1 x 2.1 cm, 0.51 kg

"....Taken together, the chapters of this volume were written in a way that will initiate and amplify progressive research on parasitic helminths, propelling the discipline forward. This book is an excellent tool for students with an interest in parasitology, medical and veterinary professionals, public health officials, and others who have general interest in global health and the human-animal interface, and makes a strong argument for amplifying the parasitic helminth workforce due to the translational and scalable findings that could be applied globally." --The Quarterly Review of Biology

The Advances in Parasitology series includes medical studies of parasites of major influence, along with reviews of more traditional areas, such as zoology, taxonomy and life history, all topics which help to shape current thinking and applications. This latest release includes chapters on the discovery of selected compounds with anthelmintic activity against the barber’s pole worm – where to from now?, zoonotic transmission of intestinal parasites: implications for control and elimination, taenia asiatica with a historical overview of taeniasis and cysticercosis, advances on the use of automated image analysis of parasite larval assays, and much more.

1. A perspective on the discovery of selected compounds with anthelmintic activity against the barber’s pole worm – where to from now? 2. Zoonotic transmission of intestinal helminths in southeast Asia: implications for control and elimination 3. Taenia asiatica: Historical overview of taeniasis and cysticercosis with molecular characterization 4. Elucidating the molecular and developmental biology of parasitic nematodes: Moving to a multiomics paradigm

Subject Areas: Medical parasitology [MMFP]