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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Christina Strube , Heinz MehlhornPublisher: Springer Nature Switzerland AG Imprint: Springer Nature Switzerland AG Edition: 1st ed. 2021 Volume: 13 Weight: 0.623kg ISBN: 9783030532291ISBN 10: 3030532291 Pages: 291 Publication Date: 20 October 2020 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Manufactured on demand We will order this item for you from a manufactured on demand supplier. Table of ContentsChapter 1: Introduction.- Chapter 2: The zoonotic dog roundworm Toxocaracanis, a worldwide burden of public health.- Chapter 3: Canine leishmaniasis.- Chapter 4: The Challenges with Canine Giardia.- Chapter 5: Dogs and their role in the eco-epidemiology of Chagas disease.- Chapter 6: Echinococcus species – tiny tapeworms.- Chapter 7: An update on the status of hydatidosis/echinococcosis in domestic animals, wildlife and humans in Australia.- Chapter 8: Dipylidiumcaninum.- Chapter 9: Ancylostoma caninum and other canine hookworms.- Chapter 10: Strongyloidiasis - really a zoonosis?.- Chapter 11: Dirofilaria spp. Do they get under your skin (or into your heart)?.- Chapter 12: Guinea worm infection in dogs: a case of reverse zoonosis that impedes Dracunculusmedinensiseradication.- Chapter 13: Ticks, dogs and humans – an endangered community.- Chapter 14: Trematodes attacking dogs and humans.ReviewsAuthor InformationProf. Christina Strube is a full professor of veterinary parasitology at the University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover (Germany), where she teaches parasitology courses and supervises PhD students. She has authored more than 130 peer-reviewed publications and received three awards in the field of veterinary medicine for her outstanding research work. Her main research interests include the One Health topics “zoonotic parasites” and “tick-borne diseases,” as well as the epidemiology of parasitic infections in pets, livestock and wildlife. Prof. Heinz Mehlhorn studied at the Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms University of Bonn (Germany). He was chairman of the parasitological institutes in Düsseldorf and Bochum. As a former president of the World Society of Protozoology and long-standing member of the steering committee of the World Society of Parasitologists he runs ongoing lectures in parasitology in several countries,and still teaches courses for medical students in Düsseldorf. He has published 42 books on parasitological problems in German, French, English and Spanish. He holds the patents on 12 antiparasitic drugs, which are the basis of products sold by the university spin-off company Alpha-Biocare GmbH (Neuss, Germany), which produces medications, repellents and wound care products for humans and animals. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |