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Helminth Infections and their Impact on Global Public Health

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  • © 2014

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Editors:
  1. Fabrizio Bruschi

    1. Dipartimento di Ricerca Traslazionale, Università di Pisa, Pisa, Italy

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  • Gives a comprehensive overview to the topic
  • Refers to individual helminth infections and their specific aspects in biology, epidemiology and resulting health issues in humans
  • Highlights the importance of so far neglected infections

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Table of contents (16 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiii
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  2. Diversity and History as Drivers of Helminth Systematics and Biology

    • Dante S. Zarlenga, Eric P. Hoberg, Jillian T. Detwiler
    Pages 1-28

  3. Paleoparasitology of Helminths

    • Gino Fornaciari, Raffaele Gaeta
    Pages 29-47

  4. Schistosomiasis

    • Ahmad Othman, Rashika El Ridi
    Pages 49-92

  5. Fascioliasis

    • S. Mas-Coma, M. D. Bargues, M. A. Valero
    Pages 93-122

  6. Clonorchiasis and Opisthorchiasis

    • Edoardo Pozio, Maria Angeles Gomez-Morales
    Pages 123-152

  7. Echinococcosis

    • Francesca Tamarozzi, Enrico Brunetti, Dominique A. Vuitton
    Pages 153-200

  8. Taeniosis and Cysticercosis

    • Elizabeth Ferrer, Teresa Gárate
    Pages 201-227

  9. Trichinellosis

    • Fabrizio Bruschi, Jean Dupouy-Camet
    Pages 229-273

  10. Soil-Transmitted Helminthiasis

    • Albis Francesco Gabrielli, Antonio Montresor, Lorenzo Savioli
    Pages 275-297

  11. Strongyloides stercoralis and Strongyloidosis

    • Masataka Korenaga, Fabrizio Bruschi
    Pages 299-324

  12. Anisakiasis

    • Simonetta Mattiucci, Stefano D’Amelio
    Pages 325-365

  13. Lymphatic and Tissue Filariasis

    • Marc P. Hübner, Laura E. Layland, Achim Hoerauf
    Pages 367-409

  14. Dirofilaria Infections in Humans and Other Zoonotic Filarioses

    • Claudio Genchi, Claudio Bandi, Laura Kramer, Sara Epis
    Pages 411-424

  15. Toxocariasis

    • Clare M. Hamilton, Ayako Yoshida, Elena Pinelli, Celia V. Holland
    Pages 425-460

  16. Angiostrongyloidosis

    • Shih-Chan Lai
    Pages 461-477

  17. Can the Study of Helminths Be Fruitful for Human Diseases?

    • Justyna Rzepecka, William Harnett
    Pages 479-502
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Helminths are long-lived multicellular organisms that have co-evolved with humans over many thousands of years. They are responsible for infections which affect around one third of the human population, at global level. Despite the huge efforts in research during the last years, effective control of helminth infections is still far from optimal standards and the resulting diseases remain neglected. This book aims to give an up-date overview to the epidemiology (including molecular typing), specific biological, immunological and immunopathological aspects, diagnosis and perspectives of control of the most common helminth infections.

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“This very detailed book on helminth infections also describes their impact on worldwide public health. … This is an excellent teaching/learning tool for professionals interested in conditions due to helminths. … This book could be used by medical students, public health trainees, or anybody in medicine, public health, or other fields who is interested in parasitic diseases. … It is unique in its approach to linking knowledge about parasitic illnesses to clinical application and global health problems worldwide.” (Rudolf Jan Kotula, Doody’s Book Reviews, August, 2014)

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  • Dipartimento di Ricerca Traslazionale, Università di Pisa, Pisa, Italy

    Fabrizio Bruschi

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