Max J. Miller, Edgar Love

Parasitic Diseases

Treatment & Control

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Based on papers presented at the XI International Congress for Tropical Medicine and Malaria, this publication provides an authoritative evaluation of treatment and control of helminth parasite infections. A section on leprosy and a brief review of malaria vaccination are included. A comprehensive review of the history of schistosomiasis control programs presents information unavailable elsewhere. This book is of special interest to professionals concerned with health problems of less developed countries and in particular to public health officials, epidemiologists and clinicians dealing with patients in or returning from the tropics.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: CRC Press
• Seitenzahl: 364
• Erscheinungstermin: 31. Mai 1989
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 260mm x 183mm x 24mm
• Gewicht: 879g
• ISBN-13: 9780849349225
• ISBN-10: 0849349222
• Artikelnr.: 22310652

Autorenporträt

M.J. Miller and Edgar J. Love

Inhaltsangabe

SCHISTOSOMIASIS. The Pathology of Human Schistosoma haematobium Infection.
CHEMOTHERAPY AND ITS USE IN CONTROL. Single-Dose Metrifonate for the
Treatment of Schistosoma haematobium Infections in an Endemic Area of
Zimbabwe. Metrifonate: Clinical Experience and Therapeutic Efficacy.
Experience with Praziquantel Treatment. Treatment of Human Mansoni
Schistosomiasis: Comparison between Praziquantel and Oxamniquine in Brazil.
Selective Population Chemotherapy in S. haematobium Infection: Pros and
Cons. Chemotherapy - Options and Delivery Systems. COMPLEMENTARY METHODS OF
CONTROL. Complementary Snail Control in Chemotherapeutic-Based Control
Programs. Human Water Contact and Schistosomiasis Infection. Developments
in Environmental Sanitation, Water Supply, and Changes in the Habitat, as a
Means of Controlling the Transmission of Bilharzia. EVALUATION OF CONTROL.
Parasitological Evaluation of Schistosomiasis Control. The Prognosis of
Schistosomiasis Haematobium following Community Based Control Chemotherapy
at Misungwi, Tanzania. COUNTRY PROFILES OF CONTROL PROGRAMS. The Present
Status of Schistosomiasis Control in Morocco. Progress in the National
Schistosomiasis Control Program in Iran. The Blue Nile Health Project -
Objectives, Methods, and Budget. Schistosomiasis Control in Egypt. Present
Situation of Schistosomiasis Control in China. Present Situation of
Schistosomiasis Control Program in the Philippines. ECONOMICS AND
MATHEMATICAL MODELS. The Economics of Bilharzia Control. Planning
Schistosomiasis Control Programs: The Role of Mathematical Models.
TREMATODES. Current Status of Paragonimus and Paragonimiasis. Hepatic and
Intestinal Trematodes. ONCHOCERCIASIS. Social, Geographical, and Economic
Factors of Onchocerciasis. CONTROL OF ONCHOCERCIASIS IN WEST AFRICA. The
Entomological Aspects of Onchocerciasis Control in the Volta River Basin.
Present Status and Prospects for Use of Bacillus thuringiensis H14 in
Onchocerciasis Control. Hydrobiological Evaluation of Side E