Important Helminth Infections in Southeast Asia : Diversity and Potential for Control and Elimination. Part A /

• Other Authors: Zhou, Xiao-nong (Editor)
• Format: eBook
• Language: English
• Published: London ; San Diego, CA : Academic, 2010.
• Edition: First edition.
• Series: Advances in parasitology ; v. 72.
• Subjects: Parasitology.; Helminthiasis > Southeast Asia.; MEDICAL > Parasitology.; Helminthiasis.; Southeast Asia.; Electronic books.

This thematic volume providesäuthoritative, up-to-date reviews pertaining to the epidemiology, public health significance and shifts therein, control (current activities, successes, setbacks), persisting challenges (e.g. sanitation, universal coverage of health services, health-related behavior) of...

Table of Contents:

• Front Cover; Advances in Parasitology; Copyright Page; Contents; Contributors; Foreword; Preface; Chapter 1: Important Helminth Infections in Southeast Asia: Diversity, Potential for Control and Prospects for Elimination; Chapter 2: Escalating the Global Fight Against Neglected Tropical Diseases Through Interventions in the Asia Pacific Region; Chapter 3: Coordinating Research on Neglected Parasitic Diseases in Southeast Asia Through Networking; Chapter 4: Neglected Diseases and Ethnic Minorities in the Western Pacific Region: Exploring the Links.