Advances in parasitology. Volume 69 / edited by D. Rollinson, S.I. Hay.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Rollinson, D.

Hay, S. I. (Simon I.)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Parasitology.

Biology.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (389 p.)

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Academic Press, 2009.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

First published in 1963, Advances in Parasitology contains comprehensive and up-to-date reviews in all areas of interest in contemporary parasitology. Advances in Parasitology includes medical studies on parasites of major influence, such as Plasmodium falciparum and trypanosomes. The series also contains reviews of more traditional areas, such as zoology, taxonomy, and life history, which shape current thinking and applications. Eclectic volumes are supplemented by thematic volumes on various topics, including control of human parasitic diseases and global

Contents:

Front Cover; Advances in Parasitology; Copyright Page; Contents; Contributors; Preface; Chapter 1: The Biology of the Caecal Trematode Zygocotyle lunata; 1.1. Introduction to the Family Zygocotylidae and the Genus Zygocotyle; 1.2. Brief Taxonomic Survey of Zygocotylidae and Zygocotyle; 1.3. The Biology of Zygocotyle lunata; 1.4. Infectivity Studies in Snail First Intermediate Hosts; 1.5. Cercarial Encystment on Various Surfaces; 1.6. Infectivity of the Metacercarial Cysts to Vertebrate Hosts; 1.7. Epizootiology of Zygocotyle lunata; 1.8. Pathology of Zygocotyle lunata

1.8.1. Invertebrate hosts1.8.2. Vertebrate hosts; 1.9. Immunology of Zygocotyle lunata in the Vertebrate Host; 1.10. Diagnosis; 1.11. Treatment and Control; 1.12. Encystment and Excystment; 1.13. Ultra-Structure; 1.14. Development on the Chick Chorioallantois; 1.15. Behaviour; 1.16. Biochemistry; 1.17. Ecology; 1.18. Concluding Remarks and Future Prospects; References; Chapter 2: Fasciola, Lymnaeids and Human Fascioliasis, with a Global Overview on Disease Transmission, Epidemiology, Evolutionary Genetics, Molecular Epidemiology and Control; 2.1. Introduction

2.2. The Present Epidemiological Baseline2.3. The Problem of Being a Neglected Disease; 2.4. Heterogeneity of Human Fascioliasis; 2.4.1. Epidemiological scenarios; 2.4.2. Transmission patterns; 2.5. Control Problems Related to Human Fascioliasis Heterogeneity; 2.6. Evolutionary Genetics and Molecular Epidemiology; 2.6.1. The digenean family Fasciolidae; 2.7. Origin and Evolution of Fasciola Species in Pre-Domestication Times; 2.8. Evolution of Fasciola Species in the Post-Domestication Period; 2.8.1. Recent spread of Fasciola hepatica; 2.8.2. Initial step in the Near East

2.8.3. Westwards spread into Europe2.8.4. Eastwards spread into Asia; 2.8.5. Southwards spread into Africa; 2.8.6. Transoceanic spread into Oceania and the Americas; 2.8.7. Recent spread of Fasciola gigantica; 2.8.8. Westwards and southwards spread throughout Africa; 2.8.9. Northwards spread and transit between Africa and the Near East; 2.8.10. Eastwards spread into Asia and the Pacific; 2.9. Distributional Overlap of Both Species; 2.10. Overlap Situations: The Roles of Livestock Transportation, Transhumance and Trade; 2.10.1. Areas with only one Fasciola species

2.10.2. Areas where both Fasciola species co-exist2.11. Molecular Characterization of Fasciolids; 2.11.1. Intraspecific and interspecific variation of F. hepatica and F. gigantica; 2.11.2. Gene expression and the problems of hybrids; 2.11.3. Liver fluke phenotypes; 2.11.4. The species question in fasciolids; 2.11.5. Fasciolid-lymnaeid specificity; 2.11.6. The worldwide lymnaeid molecular characterization initiative; 2.12. Conclusions and Standardization Proposal; Acknowledgements; References; Chapter 3: Recent Advances in the Biology of Echinostomes; 3.1. Introduction

3.2. General Information on Echinostomes

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-282-28868-7

9786612288685

0-08-095096-5

OCLC:

526520766