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Neglected Tropical Diseases - Sub-Saharan Africa
Title
Neglected Tropical Diseases - Sub-Saharan Africa [electronic resource] / edited by John Gyapong, Boakye Boatin.
ISBN
9783319254715
Edition
1st ed. 2016.
Publication
Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2016.
Physical Description
XIV, 414 p. 117 illus., 2 illus. in color : online resource.
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Summary
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.
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Books / Online
Language
English
Added to Catalog
February 04, 2016
Series
Neglected Tropical Diseases,
Contents
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.
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