Parasitology is a well-known and established area that deals with a variety of subjects, varying from, the basics - study of life cycle, ecology, epidemiology, taxonomy, biodiversity, to the advanced and applied situations that are related to both humans and animals. The amount of freely accessible literature that is available for this field of study is insufficient for anyone who is interested in the area. This book was visualized with this fact in mind. It consists of the findings of different studies performed by various authors, their reviews and original scientific papers. This book will...

This book provides insights into the challenges posed by the disease of toxoplasmosis and strategies formulated to deal with them. A universal organism able to infect all birds and mammals, which has been predicted to contaminate one-third of the global human population, Toxoplasma gondii is the strongest parasite on Earth, and toxoplasmosis a serious zoonotic disease. A recently introduced methodology for fighting this disorder is the "one health" idea, with a foundational concept that disease affecting humans and animals in a particular environmental setup can only be handled when all the...

Researchers from across the globe have contributed valuable information in this profound book. Schistosomiasis can be referred to as any of the various tropical diseases caused by infestation with schistosomes. This book presents various reports on schistosomiasis epidemiology and clinical aspects with instances from Brazil and Africa, and production of new drugs that affect the worm tegument, and vaccine based on Type 2 cytokines and excretory-secretory products. The book will be a valuable source of reference to scientists, researchers and students.