Biodiversity of Southeast Asian Parasites and Vectors Causing Human Disease
| PUBLISHER | Springer (06/23/2022) |
| PRODUCT TYPE | Paperback (Paperback) |
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This thematic collection focuses on key parasites and their vectors in Southeast Asia. Up-to-date essays invite readers to discover parasite and vector morphology, genetic diversity as well as dynamic parasite communities linked to human land-use and climate change. The authors shed light on transmission pathways and explore tick-borne diseases, intestinal protozoa, cestodes, nematodes and the multiplicity of cryptic trematode species. Particular attention is given to mosquito vectors in changing environments and the dynamic biodiversity of vertebrate hosts, including mammals, birds and fish.
The richly illustrated chapters are completed by new approaches in diagnostic methods, treatment and prevention to protect humans and animals from tropical parasite infections. Not only parasitologists and experts in tropical medicine but also public health officials and travelers will find this volume highly informative.
The richly illustrated chapters are completed by new approaches in diagnostic methods, treatment and prevention to protect humans and animals from tropical parasite infections. Not only parasitologists and experts in tropical medicine but also public health officials and travelers will find this volume highly informative.
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ISBN-13:
9783030711634
ISBN-10:
3030711633
Binding:
Paperback or Softback (Trade Paperback (Us))
Content Language:
English
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Page Count:
209
Carton Quantity:
34
Product Dimensions:
6.14 x 0.47 x 9.21 inches
Weight:
0.70 pound(s)
Feature Codes:
Illustrated
Country of Origin:
NL
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BISAC Categories
Medical | Parasitology
Medical | Tropical Medicine
Medical | Life Sciences - Zoology - General
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This thematic collection focuses on key parasites and their vectors in Southeast Asia. Up-to-date essays invite readers to discover parasite and vector morphology, genetic diversity as well as dynamic parasite communities linked to human land-use and climate change. The authors shed light on transmission pathways and explore tick-borne diseases, intestinal protozoa, cestodes, nematodes and the multiplicity of cryptic trematode species. Particular attention is given to mosquito vectors in changing environments and the dynamic biodiversity of vertebrate hosts, including mammals, birds and fish.
The richly illustrated chapters are completed by new approaches in diagnostic methods, treatment and prevention to protect humans and animals from tropical parasite infections. Not only parasitologists and experts in tropical medicine but also public health officials and travelers will find this volume highly informative.
The richly illustrated chapters are completed by new approaches in diagnostic methods, treatment and prevention to protect humans and animals from tropical parasite infections. Not only parasitologists and experts in tropical medicine but also public health officials and travelers will find this volume highly informative.
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This thematic collection focuses on key parasites and their vectors in Southeast Asia. Up-to-date essays invite readers to discover parasite and vector morphology, genetic diversity as well as dynamic parasite communities linked to human land-use and climate change. The authors shed light on transmission pathways and explore tick-borne diseases, intestinal protozoa, cestodes, nematodes and the multiplicity of cryptic trematode species. Particular attention is given to mosquito vectors in changing environments and the dynamic biodiversity of vertebrate hosts, including mammals, birds and fish.
The richly illustrated chapters are completed by new approaches in diagnostic methods, treatment and prevention to protect humans and animals from tropical parasite infections. Not only parasitologists and experts in tropical medicine but also public health officials and travelers will find this volume highly informative.
The richly illustrated chapters are completed by new approaches in diagnostic methods, treatment and prevention to protect humans and animals from tropical parasite infections. Not only parasitologists and experts in tropical medicine but also public health officials and travelers will find this volume highly informative.
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Editor:
Mehlhorn, Heinz
Johannes W. GrA1/4ntzig ist Professor fA1/4r Augenheilkunde und praktizierender Augenarzt in DA1/4sseldorf. Nach dem Studium war er zunAchst Assistent am Institut fA1/4r Sozialmedizin in Hannover und anschlieAend leitender Stabsarzt der Abteilung Ergonomie am Schifffahrtmedizinischen Institut der Marine in Kiel. Mehrere tropenmedizinische Forschungsreisen haben den Ophthalmologen nach Kamerun, Liberia und Burkina Faso gefA1/4hrt. Heinz Mehlhorn ist Professor fA1/4r Parasitologie und Leiter des Instituts fA1/4r Zoomorphologie, Zellbiologie und Parasitologie an der Heinrich-Heine-UniversitAt DA1/4sseldorf. Von 1991 bis 1995 war er PrAsident der Deutschen Gesellschaft fA1/4r Parasitologie wie auch der Weltgesellschaft fA1/4r Protozoologie. Mehrere Gastprofessuren und Forschungsexpeditionen haben ihn nach Afrika und Asien gefA1/4hrt. Im Jahre 2000 nahm er an der Jahrtausendexpedition des Alfred-Wegener-Instituts fA1/4r Polarforschung in die Antarktis teil. Mehlhorn zAhlt zu den angesehensten Parasitologen in Deutschland und ist durch zahlreiche FernsehbeitrAge A1/4ber Parasiten und ihre BekAmpfung einem breiten Publikum bekannt.
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