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OverviewThe Advances in Parasitology series contains in-depth reviews on current topics of interest in contemporary parasitology. It includes medical studies on parasites of major influence, such as trypanosomiasis and scabies, and more traditional areas, such as zoology, taxonomy, and life history, which shape current thinking and applications. Full Product DetailsAuthor: John R. Baker (Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, London, U.K.) , Ralph Muller (London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, U.K.) , David Rollinson (Merit Research Scientist, The Natural History Museum, London, UK)Publisher: Elsevier Science Publishing Co Inc Imprint: Academic Press Inc Edition: 63rd edition Volume: v. 57 Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.20cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 0.790kg ISBN: 9780120317578ISBN 10: 0120317575 Pages: 396 Publication Date: 01 September 2004 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Out of stock ![]() The supplier is temporarily out of stock of this item. It will be ordered for you on backorder and shipped when it becomes available. Table of ContentsCanine Leishmaniasis Sexual Biology of Schistosomes Review of the trematode genus Ribeiroia (Psilostomidae): Ecology, life history, and pathogenesis with special emphasis on the amphibian malformation problem The Trichuris muris system: a paradigm of resistance and susceptibility to intestinal nematode infection. Scabies: New Future for a Neglected DiseaseReviewsAuthor InformationProfessor David Rollinson is a Merit Research Scientist at the Natural History Museum in London, where he leads a research team in the Wolfson Wellcome Biomedical Laboratories and directs the WHO Collaborating Centre for schistosomiasis. He has had a long fascination with parasites and the diseases that they cause, this has involved him in many overseas projects especially in Africa. David is on the WHO Expert Advisory Panel of parasitic diseases, the editor of Advances in Parasitology and a former President of the World Federation of Parasitologists. His research group uses a multidisciplinary approach, which combines detailed molecular studies in the laboratory with ongoing collaborative studies in endemic areas of disease, to explore the intriguing world of parasites in order to help control and eliminate parasitic diseases. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |