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Schistosomiasis /

This volume brings together updated fundamental knowledge of the schistosomes, their biology and epidemiology, the mechanism of disease and a full description of the pathological sequelae and clinical syndromes in humans. It concludes with chapters on diagnosis and treatment prospects of vaccine dev...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Mahmoud, Adel A. F.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: London : River Edge, NJ : Imperial College Press ; World Scientific Pub. Co., 2001.
Colección:Tropical medicine ; v. 3.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Ch. 1. Schistosomiasis: setting the stage / Adel A.F. Mahmoud
  • ch. 2. The schistosomes and their intermediate hosts / Robert F. Sturrock
  • ch. 3. The structure and expression of the schistosome genome / Gloria R. Franco and Andrew JG Simpson
  • ch. 4. Epidemiology of schistosomiasis: determinants of transmission of infection / Charles H. King
  • ch. 5. Resistance to infection in humans and animal models / David Dunne and Adrian Mountford
  • ch. 6. Initiation and regulation of disease in schistosomiasis / Christopher L. King
  • ch. 7. Disease in schistosomiasis haematobia / Charles H. King
  • ch. 8. Disease in schistosomiasis Mansoni in Brazil / Aluizio Prata
  • ch. 9. Disease in schistosomiasis Mansoni in Africa / John Ouma, Taha El-Khoby, Alan Fenwick and Ronald Blanton
  • ch. 10. Disease in schistosomiasis japonica / Remigio M. Olveda
  • ch. 11. Disease due to schistosoma mekongi, S. intercalatum and other schistosome species / Charles H. King
  • ch. 12. Strategies for control of infection and disease: current practice and future potential / Robert Bergquist
  • ch. 13. Progress in vaccine development / Stephanie L. James and Daniel G. Colley
  • ch. 14. Immunology of schistosomiasis: towards a consensus viewpoint / Alan Sher and Adel A.F. Mahmoud.