Toxoplasmosis of Animals and Humans

ISBN-13: 9780367543129 / Angielski / Twarda / 2021 / 542 str.

J. P. Dubey

Opis

This is the only book to cover toxoplasmosis of animals and humans thoroughly in a single source. The update provides unique information on all known host types, with an additional chapter on history, substantial updates throughout, and a detailed focus on the biology of the parasite T. gondii.

Spis treści

1. History
2. General Biology
3. Techniques
4. Toxoplasmosis in Humans (Homo Sapiens)
5. Toxoplasmosis in cats
6. Toxoplasmosis in Dogs (Canis Familiaris)
7. Toxoplasmosis in Pigs (Sus Scrofa)
8.Toxoplasmosis in Sheep
9. Toxoplasmosis in Goats
10. Toxoplasmosis in Cattle
11. Toxoplasmosis in water buffaloes (Bubalus bubalis)
12. Toxoplasmosis in equids (horse, donkey, mule)
13. Toxoplasmosis in camels (Camelus spp.)
14. Toxoplasmosis in South American camelids
15. Toxoplasmosis in chickens (Gallus domesticus)
16. T. gondii infections in other avian species (excludes Gallus domesticus)
17. Toxoplasmosis in non-human primates
18. Toxoplasmosis in Australasian Marsupials
19. Toxoplasmosis in marine mammals
20. T. gondii infections in deer and other cervids
21. Toxoplasmosis in Yak, Bison, and other wild ruminants
22. Toxoplasmosis in bears (Ursus spp.)
23. Toxoplasmosis in wild canids
24. Toxoplasmosis in rodents
25. T. gondii infections in rabbits (Oryctolagus spp.) and hares (Lepus spp.)
26. Toxoplasmosis in bats
27. Toxoplasmosis in miscellaneous animals

O autorze

J. P. Dubey, M V Sc, PhD, Dsc was born in India. He earned his veterinary degree in 1960, and Master in Veterinary Parasitology in 1963, from India. He earned a PhD in medical microbiology in 1966 from the University of Sheffield, England. Dr. Dubey received post doctoral training from 1968-1973 with Dr. J.K. Frenkel, Department of Pathology and Oncology, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City. From 1973 to 1978, he was Associate Professor of Veterinary Parasitology, Department of Pathobiology, Ohio State University, Columbus and Professor of veterinary parasitology, Department of Veterinary Science, Montana State University, Bozeman, from 1978 to 1982. He is presently a Senior Scientist, Animal Parasitic Diseases Laboratory, Beltsville Agricultural Research Center, Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture, Beltsville, Maryland.