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Record Nr.

UNINA9910298350703321

Titolo

Neglected Tropical Diseases - Middle East and North Africa / / edited by Mary Ann McDowell, Sima Rafati

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Vienna : , : Springer Vienna : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2014

ISBN

3-7091-1613-9

Edizione

[1st ed. 2014.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (286 p.)

Collana

Neglected Tropical Diseases, , 2194-8275

Disciplina

616.9883

Soggetti

Parasitology

Infectious diseases

Tropical medicine

Medical microbiology

Public health

Infectious Diseases

Tropical Medicine

Medical Microbiology

Public Health

Africa, North

Middle East

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.

Nota di contenuto

Soil-transmitted helminths: ascariasis, trichuriasis and hookworms -- Schistosomiasis -- Fascioliasis -- Trachoma -- Cutaneous Leishmaniasis -- Visceral Leishmaniasis -- Leprosy -- Hemorrhagic Fevers -- Brucellosis -- Toxoplasmosis -- Rabies.

Sommario/riassunto

The Middle East and North Africa (MENA) is highly endemic for several neglected tropical diseases (NTDs), including viral, bacterial, protozoan and helminth infections. This new volume covers the most prevalent NTDs found in about 22 MENA countries emphasizing the disease burden, clinical manifestations and control approaches. Each individual chapter deals with one specific disease and is written by a group of experts on that topic.