The Epidemiology of Plasmodium Vivax: History, Hiatus and Hubris

Inbunden, Engelska, 2012

Del 80 i serien Advances in Parasitology

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Beskrivning

First published in 1963, Advances in Parasitology contains comprehensive and up-to-date reviews in all areas of interest in contemporary parasitology. Advances in Parasitology includes medical studies on parasites of major influence, such as Plasmodium falciparum and trypanosomes. The series also contains reviews of more traditional areas, such as zoology, taxonomy, and life history, which shape current thinking and applications. Eclectic volumes are supplemented by thematic volumes on various topics, including control of human parasitic diseases and global mapping of infectious diseases. The 2010 impact factor is1.683.

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Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2012-12-21
Mått:152 x 229 x undefined mm
Vikt:730 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Advances in Parasitology
Antal sidor:368
Förlag:Elsevier Science
ISBN:9780123979001

Utforska kategorier

Patologi inom Medicin
Biologi inom Naturvetenskap och teknik

Recensioner i media

"One is struck by the quality and scholarship of the various chapters and the obviously efficient editing." --Parasitology"The policy of the editors of Advances in Parasitology to include reviews from any aspect of parasitology and the high standard of individual papers have resulted in this series of volumes becoming an indispensable source for students, teachers, and research workers." --Annals of Tropical Medicine and Parasitology

Innehållsförteckning

1. The Global Public Health Significance of Plasmodium vivaxSimon I. Hay, Peter W. Gething, Iqbal R. F. Elyazar, Ric N. Price and J. Kevin Baird 2. Plasmodium vivax Biology: The Life Strategies of a Persistent ParasiteJohn W. Barnwell, Esmeralda V. S. Meyer and Mary R. Galinski 3. Plasmodium vivax Relapse: Biology, Epidemiology, and Therapeutic ImplicationsNicholas J. White and M. Imwong 4. The Clinical Medicine of Plasmodium vivaxNicholas M. Anstey, Nicholas M. Douglas, Jeanne Rini Poespoprodjo and Ric N. Price 5. Plasmodium vivax Malaria Therapy for NeurosyphilisGeorges Snounou and Jean-Louis Pérignon 6. Resistance to Plasmodium vivaxPeter A. Zimmerman, Marcelo Urbano Ferreira, Rosalind E. Howes and Odile Mercereau-Puijalon 7. Natural Acquisition of Immunity to P. vivax: Epidemiological Observations and Potential TargetsIvo Mueller, Mary R. Galinski, Myriam Arevalo-Herrera, Takafumi Tsuboi and Christopher L. King 8. Diagnosis and Treatment of Plasmodium vivax InfectionsJ. Kevin Baird, Jason D Maguire and Ric N. Price 9. G6PD Deficiency: Global Distribution, Genetic Variants and Primaquine TherapyRosalind E. Howes, Ari W. Satyagraha, Lucio Luzzatto, J. Kevin Baird and Simon I. Hay 10. The Epidemiology of Plasmodium vivaxDavid L. Smith, Christinah Chiyaka, Simon I. Hay and F. Ellis McKenzie 11. The Genomics, Population Genetics and Evolutionary History of Plasmodium vivaxJane M. Carlton, Aparup Das and Ananias Escalante 12. Reducing Transmission of Plasmodium vivax Malaria Using Antimalarial DrugsNicholas M. Douglas, George K. John, Lorenz von Seidlein, Nicholas M. Anstey and Ric N. Price 13. Control and Elimination of Plasmodium vivaxG. Dennis Shanks