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Neglected Tropical Diseases - South Asia

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  • Summarizes the current knowledge of NTD disease burden and surveillance in South Asia
  • Explains the tools of management of NTDs in this geographic area
  • Multi-authored volume with highly specific focus

Part of the book series: Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTD)

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Table of contents (13 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-x
  2. Overview of Leishmaniasis with Special Emphasis on Kala-azar in South Asia

    • Kwang Poo Chang, Bala K. Kolli, Collaborators
    Pages 1-63
  3. Overview on Ascariasis in Humans in South Asia

    • Gwendoline Deslyper, Celia V. Holland
    Pages 83-120
  4. Overview of Hookworm Infection in Humans

    • Teresiama Velikkakam, Jacqueline Araujo Fiuza, Soraya Torres Gaze
    Pages 121-135
  5. Overview on Lymphatic Filariasis in South Asia

    • Anuradha Rajamanickam, Subash Babu
    Pages 137-169
  6. Leprosy

    • Bhushan Kumar, Tarun Narang
    Pages 171-217
  7. Trachoma

    • Vivek Gupta, Noopur Gupta, Suraj Senjam, Praveen Vashist
    Pages 219-244
  8. Overview of Leptospirosis

    • André Alex Grassmann, Carlos Eduardo Pouey da Cunha, Everton Burlamarque Bettin, Alan John Alexander McBride
    Pages 245-275
  9. Overview on Japanese Encephalitis in South and Southeast Asia

    • Kallol Dutta, Anirban Basu
    Pages 277-327
  10. Dengue

    • Terapong Tantawichien, Usa Thisayakorn
    Pages 329-348
  11. Human Rabies in South Asia

    • Reeta S. Mani, Rodney E. Willoughby
    Pages 349-371
  12. Kyasanur Forest Disease

    • Meghana Rastogi, Sunit K. Singh
    Pages 373-386
  13. Challenges for Control of Arboviral Infections in South Asia

    • Tikki Pang, Tippi Mak, Duane J. Gubler
    Pages 387-404

About this book

This book covers all aspects of Neglected Tropical Diseases in the region of South Asia. NTDs constitute a significant part of the total disease burden in this geographic area, including soil borne helminth infections, vector borne viral infections, protozoan infections and a few bacterial infections. The current volume covers the most common neglected viral, bacterial and protozoan infections. On top of that, the last part of the volume is dedicated to the management of neglected tropical diseases.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Faculty of Medicine, Molecular Biology Unit, Institute of Medical Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India

    Sunit K. Singh

About the editor

Sunit K. Singh, Laboratory of Human Molecular Virology & Immunology

Molecular Biology Unit, Faculty of Medicine

Institute of Medical Sciences

Banaras Hindu University India

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eBook USD 129.00
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Softcover Book USD 169.99
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Hardcover Book USD 169.99
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  • Durable hardcover edition
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