Echinococcus and echinococcosis. Part A (2017)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Edited by R.C.A. Thompson, P. Deplazes and A.J. Lymbery.
• Editors: Thompson, R. C. A; Lymbery, A. J; Deplazes, Peter
• Contents: Front Cover; Advances in Parasitology; Advances in Parasitology; SERIES EDITOR; Advances in ParasitologyEchinococcus and Echinococcosis, Part AEdited byR. C.A. ThompsonSchool of Veterinary and Life Scienc ... ; Contents; CONTRIBUTORS; PREFACE; One -- Historical Aspects of Echinococcosis; 1. INTRODUCTION; 2. ECHINOCOCCUS GRANULOSUS AND ECHINOCOCCUS MULTILOCULARIS; 2.1 General historical aspects; 2.1.1 Early knowledge of hydatids; 2.1.2 Knowledge on the nature of hydatids; 2.1.3 Elucidation of the life cycle of Echinococcus granulosus; 2.1.3.1 Development in final hosts. 2.1.3.2 Development in intermediate hosts, cyst formation and secondary echinococcosis2.1.4 Initial findings on human alveolar echinococcosis; 2.1.5 Controversy on the aetiology of cystic and alveolar echinococcosis; 2.1.6 Elucidation of the life cycles of Echinococcus sibiricensis and Echinococcus multilocularis; 3. SPECIFIC HISTORICAL ASPECTS; 3.1 Geographic distribution and epidemiology; 3.1.1 Echinococcus granulosus and cystic echinococcosis; 3.1.1.1 Distribution; 3.1.1.2 Epidemiology; 3.1.2 Echinococcus multilocularis and alveolar echinococcosis. 3.1.2.1 Human cases of alveolar echinococcosis3.1.2.2 Echinococcus multilocularis in definitive and intermediate hosts; 3.1.2.3 Expansion or new detection of endemic areas?; 3.1.2.4 Life cycle patterns of Echinococcus granulosus and Echinococcus multilocularis; 3.2 Clinical aspects and pathology; 3.2.1 Echinococcosis in humans; 3.2.2 Echinococcosis in animals; 3.3 Diagnosis of echinococcosis; 3.3.1 Diagnosis in humans; 3.3.1.1 Diagnostic puncture; 3.3.1.2 Immunodiagnosis; 3.3.1.3 Imaging procedures; 3.3.1.4 Mass screening of human populations; 3.3.2 Diagnosis of echinococcosis in animals. 3.3.2.1 Definitive hosts3.3.2.2 Intermediate and aberrant host animals; 3.4 Treatment of echinococcosis; 3.4.1 Treatment of human echinococcosis; 3.4.1.1 Cyst puncture; 3.4.1.2 Puncture-aspiration-injection-reaspiration; 3.4.1.3 Surgery; 3.4.1.4 Chemotherapy; 3.4.1.4.1 Chemotherapy with benzimidazoles.; 3.4.1.4.2 Alveolar echinococcosis.; 3.4.1.4.3 Cystic echinococcosis.; 3.4.2 Chemotherapy of intestinal Echinococcus infections in carnivores; 3.5 Control and Prevention; 3.5.1 Echinococcus granulosus; 3.5.2 Echinococcus multilocularis; 3.6 Aspects of basic research. 3.6.1 Echinococcus granulosus3.6.2 Echinococcus multilocularis; 4. NEOTROPICAL ECHINOCOCCUS SPECIES; 4.1 Taxonomy; 4.2 Life cycles and epidemiology; 4.3 Human cases and pathology; 5. THE ROLE OF ASSOCIATIONS, INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS, AND INTERNATIONAL WORKING GROUPS IN ECHINOCOCCOSIS RESEARCH AND CONTROL; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; REFERENCES; Two -- Biology and Systematics of Echinococcus; 1. INTRODUCTION; 2. TERMINOLOGY; 3. TAXONOMY; 3.1 Species, strains and species; 4. EPIDEMIOLOGICAL SIGNIFICANCE OF INTRA- AND INTERSPECIFIC VARIATION; 5. DEVELOPMENT OF ECHINOCOCCUS; 5.1 Adult.
• Publisher Details: London : Academic Press, an imprint of Elsevier
• Publication Date: 2017
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 616.9/64; Echinococcosis; Echinococcus; MEDICAL -- Infectious Diseases; MEDICAL -- Parasitology; Echinococcosis; Echinococcus; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9780128114728
• Related ISBNs: 012811472X; 9780128114711; 0128114711
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Online resource; title from title details screen (ScienceDirect, viewed February 1, 2017).
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