Schistosomiasis Control in China: The Successful Example of Jiangxi Province 2019 Edition Contributor(s): Wu, Zhongdao (Editor), Liu, Yiwen (Editor), Mehlhorn, Heinz (Editor) |
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ISBN: 3030256014 ISBN-13: 9783030256012 Publisher: Springer OUR PRICE: $161.49 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: November 2019 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Medical | Parasitology - Medical | Epidemiology - Medical | Preventive Medicine |
Dewey: 613 |
Series: Parasitology Research Monographs |
Physical Information: 0.56" H x 6.14" W x 9.21" (1.07 lbs) 204 pages |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: This book covers all details for a successful control and elimination strategy against propagation of deadly liver and intestinal flukes of the genus Schistosoma in China. Cancer due to schistosomiasis is still common in subtropical countries and affords hundred thousands of human and animal deaths per year. Expert authors play close attention to the biology and morphologic aspects of Schistosoma species as well as the history and status quo of schistosomiasis epidemiology. In a unique way, the present work illustrates the need to involve strategic measurements, and to control both adult worms and larval parasite stages. With a special focus on Jiangxi Province, the authors present an effective management plan, ranging from intermediate host snail control to diagnostic tools, medical aid, as well as public health education. This approach from China can be used as blueprint in other countries hit by the same worm infections. The contents of this book will thus be meaningful for academics and practitioners in the fields of parasitology, public health, as well as human and veterinary medicine. |