Echinococcus and hydatid disease

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Echinococcus and hydatid disease

edited by R.C.A. Thompson and A.J. Lymbery

CAB International, c1995

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Hydatid disease (echinococcosis), caused by the tapeworm Echinococcus, is a public health and economic problem of global proportions. Treatment of this zoonotic infection usually requires major surgery and the prognosis for some forms of the disease is poor. Control efforts have had little impact globally and new foci of infection and regions of endemicity have recently been recognised. However, in addition to its medical, veterinary and economic significance, Echinococcus is an intriguing biological phenomenon. This book presents a complete synthesis of all aspects of Echinococcus and Hydatid Disease. It builds on the success of a previous volume (The Biology of Echinococcus and Hydatid Disease, Allen & Unwin, 1986), and details the major advances that have taken place since. In addition, the scope of the book has been broadened to include genetics, evolutionary biology, epidemiology and clinical features. The overriding theme of the book is that a comprehensive understanding of the biology of Echinococcus is essential for the effective treatment and control of Hydatid Disease. The links between laboratory knowledge and field applications are emphasised throughout the book. Consequently, research workers, teachers and students of parasitology, clinicians and field workers, will find this work an indispensable source of information, but it will also provide a model for the integration of basic and applied research in parasitology.

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1: Biology and systematics of Echinococcus, R C A Thompson 2: Genetic diversity, genetic differentiation and speciation in the genus Echinococcus Rudolphi 1801, A J Lymbery 3: Life-cycle patterns and geographic distribution of Echinococcus species, R L Rausch 4: Biochemistry, physiology and molecular biology of Echinococcus, D P McManus and C Bryant 5: Immunology of Echinococcus Infections, D D Health 6: Maintenance and cultivation of Echinococcus species in vivo and in vitro, M Howell and J D Smyth 7: Epidemiology and control of hydatid disease, P M Schantz et al. 8: Modelling Echinococcus life-cycles, M A Gemmell and M G Roberts 9: Echinococcus/hydatidosis: antigens, immunological and molecular diagnosis, M W Lightowlers and B Gottstein 10: Clinical diagnosis and treatment of Echinococcus in humans, R Ammann and J Eckert

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