New advances in neglected tropical diseases / Marcia Aparecida Speranca, editor.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Speranca, Marcia Aparecida, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Neglected Diseases--prevention & control--Collected Works.

Neglected Diseases.

Neglected Diseases--diagnosis--Collected Works.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (132 pages)

Place of Publication:

[London] : IntechOpen, 2023.

Summary:

Advances in the understanding of neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) are inspiring the scientific community to investigate their eco-epidemiology and physiopathology, and to employ new biotechnological tools to fight against these devasting and complex infectious diseases which are associated with poverty. The topics covered include the employment of digital PCR and next-generation sequencing strategies to diagnose NTDs in hosts and reservoirs in urban and rural areas, and new findings on insects' reproductive biology that are enabling different vector control strategies. Eco-epidemiology of arboviruses in Latin America and physiopathology of Burili disease caused by Mycobacterium ulcerans are discussed, as is molecular characterization of Plasmodium vivax circumsporozoite protein (CSP) and its use in the epidemiology of malaria and vaccine development. Finally, the origin and pathogenic role of a serine protease inhibitor of Trypanosoma cruzi (TcISP2), the causative agent of Chagas disease, are explored.

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ISBN:

1-80355-346-4