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Leishmaniasis: The Current Status and New Strategies for Control

Proceedings of the NATO Advanced Study Institute, Zakynthos (Greece), 1987

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  • © 1989

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  1. D. T. Hart

    1. King’s College London, London, UK

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Part of the book series: NATO Science Series A: (NSSA, volume 171)

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Table of contents (133 papers)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiv
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  2. Aetiology and Epidemiology

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. Aetiology and Epidemiology: Overview

      • David J. Bradley
      Pages 3-7

    3. The Genus Leishmania in the Middle East and USSR

      • Wallace Peters
      Pages 9-20

    4. Epidemiology of Mediterranean Leishmaniasis Caused by Leishmania Infantum: Isoenzyme and kDna Analysis for The Identification of Parasites from Man, Vectors and Reservoirs

      • M. Gramiccia, L. Gradoni, M. C. Angelici
      Pages 21-37

    5. Leishmaniasis: Status in Tunisia (1986)

      • R. Ben Ismail, M. Ben Said, M. S. Ben Rachid
      Pages 39-45

    6. A Review of the Status of Leishmaniasis in Pakistan from 1960 – 1986

      • M. A. Munir, M. A. Rab, J. Iqbal, A. Ghafoor, M. A. Khan, M. I. Burney
      Pages 47-56

    7. Zoonoses and Leishmaniasis

      • Robert S. Bray
      Pages 57-60

    8. Reservoirs of Visceral Leishmaniasis

      • P. Abranches
      Pages 61-70

    9. Effectiveness of Control Measures Against Canine Leishmaniasis in the Isle of Elba, Italy

      • L. Gradoni, M. Gramiccia, F. Mancianti, S. Pieri
      Pages 71-76

    10. The Incidence of Canine Leishmaniasis in Northern Greece: An Epizootiological Study of the Decade 1977–1987

      • V. I. Kontos, A. G. Spais
      Pages 77-82

    11. Studies on the Role of the Ground Squirrel (Citellus Citellus): In the Epidemiology of Leishmaniasis

      • V. I. Kontos, G. S. Koptopoulos, S. Th. Haralabidis, A. G. Spais
      Pages 83-87

    12. Field Application of A Direct Agglutination Test for Visceral Leishmaniasis

      • P. A. Kager, J. Leeuwenburg, R. Muigai, S. Kiugu, D. W. Iha, J. K. Mwaniki et al.
      Pages 89-94

    13. Leishmaniasis in the Lowlands of Bolivia (Leishbol) Part I . An Overview of the Integrated Project for the Characterization, Vigilance and Control of Leishmaniasis

      • M. Recacoeolas, G. Villarroel, H. Bermudez, R. Urjel, J. C. Dujardin, D. le Ray
      Pages 95-102

    14. Leishmaniasis in the Lowlands of Bolivia (Leishbol): Part II. Community Health Care for Spontaneous Settlers in Endemictropical Forest

      • G. Villarroel, M. Recacoechea, S. Balderrama
      Pages 103-108

    15. Leishmaniasis in the Lowlands of Bolivia (Leishbol): Part III. Status of the Disease in an Area of Spontaneous Agricultural Colonization

      • M. Recacoechea, G. Villarroel, S. Balderrama, R. Urjel, S. De Doncker, D. Jacquet et al.
      Pages 109-115

    16. Leishmaniasis in the Lowlands of Bolivia (Leishbol): Part IV. Field Identification Key for Lutzomya SPP. Based on Thoracic External Characters

      • H. Bermudez, A. Rivero, J. L. Claure, B. Montalvan, S. Rocha
      Pages 117-121

    17. Leishmaniasis in the Lowlands of Bolivia (Leishbol): Part V. Monthly Density of Lutzomya Yucumensis, Lu. Davisi and Lu. Carrerai carrerai in the Rain Forest of Yapacani, Department of Santa Cruz

      • H. Bermudez, A. Rivero, B. Montalvan, J. L. Claure, S. Rocha
      Pages 123-127

    18. Leishmaniasis in the Lowlands of Bolivia (Leishbol): Part VI. Flagellate Infection in Sandflies from the Rain Forest of Yapacani

      • H. Bermudez, R. Urjel, A. Rivero, J. L. Claure, B. Montalban
      Pages 129-130

    19. Leishmaniasis in the Lowlands of Bolivia (Leishbol): Part VII. Preliminary Characterization of Eleven Leishmania Isolates

      • R. Urjel, M. Recacoechea, Ph. Desjeux, H. Bermudez, G. Villarroel, S. Balderrama et al.
      Pages 131-136
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Editors and Affiliations

  • King’s College London, London, UK

    D. T. Hart

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Leishmaniasis: The Current Status and New Strategies for Control

  • Book Subtitle: Proceedings of the NATO Advanced Study Institute, Zakynthos (Greece), 1987

  • Editors: D. T. Hart

  • Series Title: NATO Science Series A:

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-1575-9

  • Publisher: Springer New York, NY

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag US 1989

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-306-43146-3Published: 01 August 1989

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4612-8862-6Published: 06 December 2013

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-4613-1575-9Published: 27 November 2013

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XIV, 1041

  • Topics: Internal Medicine, Infectious Diseases

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