Highlighting Operational and Implementation Research for Control of Helminthiasis

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

Jennifer Keiser (Volume editor)

9780081027509, Elsevier Science

Hardback, published 14 March 2019

190 pages
22.9 x 15.1 x 1.9 cm, 0.43 kg

Highlighting Operational and Implementation Research for Control of Helminthiasis, Volume 103 in 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 Helminthiasis Epidemiology and Control: Scoring Successes and Meeting the Remaining Challenges, Worms, History and Swiss TPH, Mobile Microscopy, Combination Chemotherapy, DNDi Portfolio, Pediatric Praziquantel, lessons learned, and Community and Drug Distributor Perceptions and Experiences of Mass Drug Administration for the Elimination of Lymphatic Filariasis, amongst other topics.

1. Helminthiasis Epidemiology and Control: Scoring Successes and Meeting the Remaining Challenges 2. Worms, History and Swiss TPH 3. Mobile Microscopy 4. Combination Chemotherapy 5. DNDi Portfolio 6. Paediatric Praziquantel, lessons learnt 7. Community and Drug Distributor Perceptions and Experiences of Mass Drug Administration for the Elimination of Lymphatic Filariasis

Subject Areas: Veterinary bacteriology, virology, parasitology [MZMP], Medical parasitology [MMFP]