Echinococcus: Control and Elimination of Echinococcosis with a Focus on China and Europe

This volume provides a comprehensive overview of human echinococcosis, a zoonotic disease caused by tapeworm parasites of the genus Echinococcus. Both cystic- (hydatid disease) and alveolar echinococcosis are included, covering the most important disease forms of medical and public health relevance....

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Coauteur: SpringerLink (Online service)
Andere auteurs: Li, Jian (Redacteur), Wang, Wei (Redacteur), Mehlhorn, Heinz (Redacteur)
Formaat: Elektronisch E-boek
Taal:Engels
Gepubliceerd in: Cham : Springer Nature Switzerland : Imprint: Springer, 2024.
Editie:1st ed. 2024.
Reeks:Parasitology Research Monographs, 19
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Online toegang:https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-54479-8
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Inhoudsopgave:
  • Chapter 1: Brief recognition history of Echinococcus tapeworm
  • Chapter 2: Global epidemiology of echinococcosis: current status and future prospects
  • Chapter 3: Alveolar and cystic echinococcosis in Central Europe: epidemiology, diagnosis, therapy and prophylaxis
  • Chapter 4: Echinococcosis in China: epidemiology, burden of disease and economic impacts
  • Chapter 5: Biology and hosts of Echinococcus species in China
  • Chapter 6: Echinococcosis immune response, immunopathogenesis and immune evasion from the human host
  • Chapter 7: Pathology and clinical features of echinococcosis
  • Chapter 8: Diagnosis of echinococciasis: parasitological, immunological, and molecular tools
  • Chapter 9: Light and electron microscopical aspects of stages of Echinococcus species around the world
  • Chapter 10: CT and MR features of echinococcosis
  • Chapter 11: Ultrasound in diagnosis of echinococcosis
  • Chapter 12: Current treatments for echinococcosis: what we have
  • Chapter 13: Novel chemotherapeutical approaches against echinococcosis - a Swiss view
  • Chapter 14: Cross- and multidisciplinary interventions used for echinococcosis control.