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Important Helminth Infections in Southeast Asia
Diversity and Potential for Control and Elimination, Part A
Cutting-edge reviews in parasitology
Xiao-Nong Zhou (Volume editor), Robert Bergquist (Volume editor), Remigio Olveda (Volume editor), Juerg Utzinger (Volume editor)
9780123815132, Elsevier Science
Hardback, published 30 July 2010
480 pages
22.9 x 15.1 x 2.9 cm, 0.91 kg
"One is struck by the quality and scholarship of the various chapters and the obviously efficient editing." --PARASITOLOGY "The policy of the editors of Advances in Parasitology to include reviews from any aspect of parasitology and the high standard of individual papers have resulted in this series of volumes becoming an indispensable source for students, teachers, and research workers." --ANNALS OF TROPICAL MEDICINE AND PARASITOLOGY
This thematic volume provides authoritative, up-to-date reviews pertaining to the epidemiology, public health significance and shifts therein, control (current activities, successes, setbacks), persisting challenges (e.g. sanitation, universal coverage of health services, health-related behavior) of the key parasitic diseases in Southeast Asia. The book also discusses the new tools and approaches for enhanced discovery and control of helminthic diseases.
R Bergquist, J Utzinger, R Olveda, XN Zhou. Breaking the hegemony of this "wormy world" in Southeast Asia P Hotez & J Ehrenberg. Escalating the Global Fight against Neglected Tropical Diseases Through Interventions in Southeast Asia and China Schrantz et al. Neglected diseases and ethinic minorities in the Western Pacific Region-Exploring the links R Bergquist & M Tanner, Control of schistosomiasis japonica: a tale of two countries Zhou et al. Schistosomiasis japonica: research and control M Sudomo et al. Impact and control of lymphatic filariasis in Southeast Asia M Vang-Johansen et al. Towards improved diagnosis of zoonotic trematodes in Asia J Keiser et al. Major Helminth Infections: The Drugs We Have and the Drugs We Need helminthiasis and ood-borne trematodiasis) R Bergquist et al. Control of the major helminthic zoonoses in Asia: vaccine development as part of the solution J Malone et al. Implementing a Geospatial Health Data Infrastructure in Southeast Asia GJ Yang et al. Climate Changes and RNAS+ Target Diseases C King et al. Health Metrics for Helminthic Infections Lisa et al. Social science applied in helthminthic infection in Aoutheast Asia S Wayling et al. Infrastructures in capability strengthening, training and teaching for the Asian Schistosomiasis and Other Zoonotic Helminthiasis: A Role Model for Collaboration.
Subject Areas: Medical parasitology [MMFP], Public health & preventive medicine [MBN]
