Schistosomes and Schistosomiasis in South Asia

ISBN-13: 9788132205388 / Angielski / Twarda / 2012 / 352 str.

Prof Mahesh Chandra Agrawal

Opis

According to the author, the book addresses to all the scientists and not only to immunologists or biologists of European countries who are engaged in developing a vaccine, or a diagnostic kit or a new drug against the infection or on schistosome evolution. Even these scientists have to visit endemic countries for field trials or ask their counterparts to collect field data (which this book addresses ). Thus this book is not on molecular fundamentals but on the infection itself; how schistosome species are responding to the drug; sensitivity and specificity of immunodiagnostic kits, antigen molecules; snail compatibility, production losses; schistosome evolution; schistosome outbreaks; complexities where more than two schistosome species are existing; problem of human schistosomiasis in South Asia etc In fact, all the topics of great interest to international scientists and scientists of endemic countries.

Spis treści

Chapter 1: Introduction.- Chapter 2: The Schistosomes.- Chapter 3: The Snail.- Chapter 4: Prevalence in Final Host.- Chapter 5: Immunological Studies.- Chapter 6: Disease Manifestation and Pathology.- Chapter 7: Diagnosis of Schistosomiasis. Chapter 8: Immuno-diagnosis of Schistosomiasis.- Chapter 9: Chemotherapy.- Chapter 10: Control of Schistosomiasis.- Chapter 11: Laboratory Models Developed.- Chapter 12: Technologies Developed.

Blurb

Through all of the recent progress and publications on Schistosoma haematobium, S. mansoni and S. japonicum and diseases these parasites cause in human beings – engulfing Africa, South America and East Asia, it has become necessary to fill the gaps from South Asia perspective too, especially India from where many mammalian schistosome species have been discovered namely Schistosoma indicum, and S. spindale, S. nasale, S. incognitum, Orientobilharzia dattai, O. bomfordi, and Bivitellobilharzia nairi.

The history of schistosomes and schistosomiasis in Indian continent is more than hundred years old and a lot of research has been done to understand the infection in South Asian region. Authoritative and concise, Schistosomes and Schistosomiasis in South Asia covers all aspects of these schistosomes starting from taxonomy to life cycle, epidemiology, immunity, pathology, diagnosis (both parasitic and immunological diagnosis), chemotherapy and control. The book covers not only hepatic and nasal schistosomiasis in animals but also all the details on human schistosomiasis reported from this continent. There are also chapters which cover on experimental schistosome infections in laboratory animals and technologies developed for studying schistosomiasis.