Parasitic helminths and zoonoses in Africa
- London Unwin Hyman 1991
- xx, 281p.
Provides information on parasitic diseases, and this information ranges from biological and historic aspects to current, immunological, clinical and epidemiological perspectives. Includes chapters that examine contemporary studies on echinococcus, taeniae and trichinella. Examines detailed work done on onchocerciasis, together with overviews of control and prevention strategies for schistosomiasis. The last chapters focus on bilharzia vaccine research in a range of mammalian hosts.