Neglected Tropical Diseases - Middle East and North Africa

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: McDowell, Mary Ann (Editor), Rafati, Sima (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Vienna : Springer Vienna : Imprint: Springer, 2014.
• Series: Neglected Tropical Diseases,
• Subjects: Medicine.; Medical microbiology.; Parasitology.; Public health.; Infectious diseases.; Tropical medicine.; Biomedicine.; Infectious Diseases.; Tropical Medicine.; Medical Microbiology.; Public Health.

The Middle East and North Africa (MENA) is highly endemic for several neglected tropical diseases (NTDs), including viral, bacterial, protozoan and helminth infections. This new volume covers the most prevalent NTDs found in about 22 MENA countries emphasizing the disease burden, clinical manifestat...

Table of Contents:

• Soil-transmitted helminths: ascariasis, trichuriasis and hookworms
• Schistosomiasis
• Fascioliasis
• Trachoma
• Cutaneous Leishmaniasis
• Visceral Leishmaniasis
• Leprosy
• Hemorrhagic Fevers
• Brucellosis
• Toxoplasmosis
• Rabies.