Helminth Infections and their Impact on Global Public Health

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xiii

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2. Diversity and History as Drivers of Helminth Systematics and Biology

   • Dante S. Zarlenga, Eric P. Hoberg, Jillian T. Detwiler

   Pages 1-28

3. Paleoparasitology of Helminths

   • Gino Fornaciari, Raffaele Gaeta

   Pages 29-47

4. Schistosomiasis

   • Ahmad Othman, Rashika El Ridi

   Pages 49-92

5. Fascioliasis

   • S. Mas-Coma, M. D. Bargues, M. A. Valero

   Pages 93-122

6. Clonorchiasis and Opisthorchiasis

   • Edoardo Pozio, Maria Angeles Gomez-Morales

   Pages 123-152

7. Echinococcosis

   • Francesca Tamarozzi, Enrico Brunetti, Dominique A. Vuitton

   Pages 153-200

8. Taeniosis and Cysticercosis

   • Elizabeth Ferrer, Teresa Gárate

   Pages 201-227

9. Trichinellosis

   • Fabrizio Bruschi, Jean Dupouy-Camet

   Pages 229-273

10. Soil-Transmitted Helminthiasis

    • Albis Francesco Gabrielli, Antonio Montresor, Lorenzo Savioli

    Pages 275-297

11. Strongyloides stercoralis and Strongyloidosis

    • Masataka Korenaga, Fabrizio Bruschi

    Pages 299-324

12. Anisakiasis

    • Simonetta Mattiucci, Stefano D’Amelio

    Pages 325-365

13. Lymphatic and Tissue Filariasis

    • Marc P. Hübner, Laura E. Layland, Achim Hoerauf

    Pages 367-409

14. Dirofilaria Infections in Humans and Other Zoonotic Filarioses

    • Claudio Genchi, Claudio Bandi, Laura Kramer, Sara Epis

    Pages 411-424

15. Toxocariasis

    • Clare M. Hamilton, Ayako Yoshida, Elena Pinelli, Celia V. Holland

    Pages 425-460

16. Angiostrongyloidosis

    • Shih-Chan Lai

    Pages 461-477

17. Can the Study of Helminths Be Fruitful for Human Diseases?

    • Justyna Rzepecka, William Harnett

    Pages 479-502

Helminths are long-lived multicellular organisms that have co-evolved with humans over many thousands of years. They are responsible for infections which affect around one third of the human population, at global level. Despite the huge efforts in research during the last years, effective control of helminth infections is still far from optimal standards and the resulting diseases remain neglected. This book aims to give an up-date overview to the epidemiology (including molecular typing), specific biological, immunological and immunopathological aspects, diagnosis and perspectives of control of the most common helminth infections.

• filariosis
• nematode parasite
• schistosomiasis
• socio-economic impact

From the book reviews:

“This very detailed book on helminth infections also describes their impact on worldwide public health. … This is an excellent teaching/learning tool for professionals interested in conditions due to helminths. … This book could be used by medical students, public health trainees, or anybody in medicine, public health, or other fields who is interested in parasitic diseases. … It is unique in its approach to linking knowledge about parasitic illnesses to clinical application and global health problems worldwide.” (Rudolf Jan Kotula, Doody’s Book Reviews, August, 2014)

• Dipartimento di Ricerca Traslazionale, Università di Pisa, Pisa, Italy

  Fabrizio Bruschi

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