Neglected Tropical Diseases - Sub-Saharan Africa

John Gyapong, Boakye Boatin (Herausgeber)

Buch | Softcover

XIV, 414 Seiten

2018 | 2016
Springer International Publishing (Verlag)
978-3-319-79796-0 (ISBN)

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This book provides an overview on the major neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) occurring in Sub-Saharan Africa, such as Leishmaniasis, Buruli Ulcer and Schistosomiasis. In well-structured chapters epidemiology and biology of these parasitic diseases will be discussed in detail. Further, diagnostics and therapeutic approaches as well as prevention strategies will be reviewed. The book will be of interest to basic researchers and clinicians engaged in infectious disease, tropical medicine, and parasitology, and a must-have for scientists specialized in the characteristics of the Sub-Saharan region.

Volume Editor: Professor John Gyapong, Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Research Innovation & Development), University of Ghana, Accra, Ghana.

Buruli Ulcer.- Dracunculiasis (guinea-worm disease).- Human African trypanosomiasis (Sleeping sickness).- Leishmaniasis.- Leprosy (Hansen disease).- Lymphatic filariasis.- Onchocerciasis (River blindness).- Schistosomiasis (Bilharziasis).- Soil transmitted helminthiases.- Trachoma.- Yaws (Endemic treponematoses).- Vector Control and NTDs.- Social and economic impact of NTDs.- The role of Health Systems in the control of NTDs.

Erscheint lt. Verlag	30.3.2018
Reihe/Serie	Neglected Tropical Diseases
Zusatzinfo	XIV, 414 p. 117 illus., 115 illus. in color.
Verlagsort	Cham
Sprache	englisch
Maße	155 x 235 mm
Gewicht	877 g
Themenwelt	Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Mikrobiologie / Infektologie / Reisemedizin
Themenwelt	Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Mikrobiologie / Immunologie
Schlagworte	disease burden • epidemiology • Infectious Diseases • Parasitology • soil-transmitted infections • Vector Control
ISBN-10	3-319-79796-4 / 3319797964
ISBN-13	978-3-319-79796-0 / 9783319797960
Zustand	Neuware