Advances in Parasitology

Erscheinungsjahr 2022
ISBN: 978-0-323-98949-7
Verlag: William Andrew Publishing

Buch, Englisch, 166 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm, Gewicht: 1000 g

Advances in Parasitology, Volume 118, the latest release in this ongoing series, includes medical studies of parasites of major influence, along with reviews of more traditional areas, such as zoology, taxonomy and life history. New chapters in this release cover topics such as Parasitic and infectious diseases of African wildlife: The Big Five and Improving Translational Power for Antischistosomal Drug Discovery.

Zielgruppe

<p>PhD students, professors, scientists, health workers, government officers, and policy makers at various levels</p>

Autoren/Hrsg.

Rollinson, David

Stothard, Russell

Fachgebiete

• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Medizinische Fachgebiete Medizinische Parasitologie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Parasitic and infectious diseases of African wildlife: The Big Five Joanne Cable 2. Improving translational power for antischistosomal drug discovery Jennifer Keiser

Über Autor(innen)

Rollinson, David
Professor David Rollinson is a Merit Research Scientist at the Natural History Museum in London, where he leads a research team in the Wolfson Wellcome Biomedical Laboratories and directs the WHO Collaborating Centre for schistosomiasis. He has had a long fascination with parasites and the diseases that they cause, this has involved him in many overseas projects especially in Africa. He is on the WHO Expert Advisory Panel of parasitic diseases, the editor of Advances in Parasitology and a former President of the World Federation of Parasitologists. His research group uses a multidisciplinary approach, which combines detailed molecular studies in the laboratory with ongoing collaborative studies in endemic areas of disease, to explore the intriguing world of parasites in order to help control and eliminate parasitic diseases.

Stothard, Russell
Prof. Russell Stothard is Chair in Medical Parasitology at the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, UK