Toxocara : the enigmatic parasite / / edited by Celia V. Holland and Huw V. Smith

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910446334203321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Wallingford, UK ; ; Cambridge, MA, : CABI Pub., c2006
• ISBN: 1-280-73584-8; 9786610735846; 1-84593-027-4
• Edizione: [1st ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (313 p.)
• Altri autori (Persone): HollandCelia; SmithH. V (Huw V.)
• Disciplina: 616.9/59
• Soggetti: Larva migrans, Visceral; Toxocara
• 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 and index.
• Nota di contenuto: ""Contents""; ""List of Contributors""; ""Introduction""; ""SECTION 1: BIOLOGY OF TOXOCARA""; ""Molecular Biology""; ""1. Molecular Biology and Immunology of Toxocara canis""; ""2. Molecular Genetic Characterization of Members of the Genus Toxocara â€? Taxonomic, Population Genetic and Epidemiological Considerations""; ""3. The Larval Surface""; ""Toxocara as a model system""; ""4. Toxocara and Asthma""; ""5. The Significance of Cerebral Toxocariasis""; ""Animal models for toxocariasis""; ""6. Critical Assessment of Existing and Novel Model Systems of Toxocariasis""; ""SECTION 2: CLINICAL ASPECTS AND PUBLIC HEALTH""""Human disease""; ""7. Diagnostic Limitations and Future Trends in the Serodiagnosis of Human Toxocariasis""; ""8. Management and Treatment Options for Human Toxocariasis""; ""9. Ocular Toxocariasis""; ""10. Toxocariasis and the Skin""; ""Immunology of toxocariasis""; ""11. Inflammatory and Immunological Responses to Toxocara canis""; ""12. Novel Approaches to Immunoprophylaxis for Toxocariasis""; ""Epidemiology of toxocariasis""; ""13. Epidemiological Surveillance of Toxocara and Toxocariasis""; ""14. Exposure and Environmental Contamination""""15. ; Baylisascariasis: an Emerging and Potentially Fatal Form of Larval Migrans""; ""SECTION 3: TOXOCARA IN THE VETERINARY CONTEXT""; ""16. Current and Future Options for the Prevention and Treatment of Canids""; ""17. Toxocariasis: the Veterinarianâ€?s Role in Prevention of Zoonotic Transmission""; ""18. Toxocara vitulorum in Livestock""; ""SECTION 4: ECONOMIC IMPACT OF THE DISEASE""; ""19. Economic Impact of Toxocara spp.""; ""Index""; ""A""; ""B""; ""C""; ""D""; ""E""; ""F""; ""G""; ""H""; ""I""; ""L""; ""M""; ""N""; ""O""; ""P""; ""R""; ""S""""T""; ""U""; ""V""; ""W""; ""Z""
• Sommario/riassunto: Toxocara is a parasitic helminth worm, which continues to stimulate both public concern and scientific interest. toxocara canis and T. Cati are gastrointestinal parasites of dogs and cats and their eggs can contaminate the environment, thus exposing humans and other mammals and birds to infection. Many questions remain about the host-parasite relationship, it's epidemiology and public health significance. Veterinarians and clinicians are interested in its importance as a zoonosis and the parasite's capacity to enter the human eyes is of concern to opthamologists. This book provides a comprehen