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Record Nr.

UNINA9910520063403321

Titolo

Neglected Tropical Diseases - Europe and Central Asia / / edited by Peter Steinmann, Jürg Utzinger

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2021

ISBN

3-030-84224-X

Edizione

[1st ed. 2021.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (185 pages)

Collana

Neglected Tropical Diseases, , 2194-8283

Disciplina

616.9883

Soggetti

Parasitology

Internal medicine

Tropical medicine

Medical microbiology

Public health

Internal Medicine

Tropical Medicine

Medical Microbiology

Public Health

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di contenuto

Introduction -- Soil-transmitted helminthiasis in Europe and Central Asia: an update on the epidemiology and control efforts -- Food-borne trematodes – a focus on Russia -- Taenia solium cysticercosis/taeniosis in Europe and Central Asia -- Leishmaniasis in Europe and Central Asia– epidemiology, impact of habitat and lifestyle changes, HIV co-infection -- Chagas disease in Europe -- Neglected Tropical Diseases in travelers -- Diagnosis and treatment of neglected tropical diseases in Europe: Laboratory infrastructure, diagnostic techniques, disease notification and surveillance systems.

Sommario/riassunto

This volume of the Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTD) series covers the most prevalent NTDs in Europe and Central Asia. This book discusses in detail the pathology, diagnostics and control approaches of the most important neglected pathogens occurring in these geographical regions. Each chapter focuses on one specific disease or group of



related diseases, and provides the reader with in-depth insights into the topic. This volume addresses researchers in Microbiology and Biomedicine as well as clinicians and public health officials working in affected regions.