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Neglected Tropical Diseases - Middle East and North Africa

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  • © 2014

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Editors:
  1. Mary Ann McDowell

    1. Department of Biological Sciences Eck Institute for Global Health, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, USA

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  2. Sima Rafati

    1. Molecular Immunology and Vaccine Researc, Pasteur Institute of Iran, Tehran, Iran

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  • Focuses on region specific topics of neglected tropical diseases in an economically diverse region
  • Individual chapters are authored by teams of experts for the topic
  • Includes an extensive discussion on disease burden, clinical manifestation and control approaches for individual diseases
  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

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

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Table of contents (11 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-x
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  2. Soil-Transmitted Helminth (STH) Infections in the MENA Region

    • Mohammad Bagher Rokni, Wael M. Lotfy, Peter J. Hotez, Nilanthi R. de Silva
    Pages 1-21

  3. Human Schistosomiasis in the Middle East and North Africa Region

    • Rashida Barakat, Hala El Morshedy, Azza Farghaly
    Pages 23-57

  4. Fasciolosis in the MENA Region

    • Mohammad Bagher Rokni, Wael M. Lotfy, Kayhan Ashrafi, K. Darwin Murrell
    Pages 59-90

  5. Trachoma

    • Siamak Zarei-Ghanavati, Alireza Eslampoor, Mojtaba Abrishami, Sophie X. Deng
    Pages 91-116

  6. Cutaneous Leishmaniasis in Middle East and North Africa

    • Sima Rafati, Farrokh Modabber
    Pages 117-139

  7. Visceral Leishmaniasis: Immune Mechanisms and New Insights in Vaccine Development and Control

    • Sarfaraz Ahmad Ejazi, Nahid Ali
    Pages 141-171

  8. Leprosy

    • Alireza Firooz, Yahya Dowlati, Azin Ayatollahi
    Pages 173-192

  9. Dengue Fever in Asia and Africa

    • Sadegh Chinikar, Nariman Shah-Hosseini
    Pages 193-215

  10. Brucellosis

    • Anna Dean, Esther Schelling, Jakob Zinsstag
    Pages 217-233

  11. Toxoplasmosis in the Middle East and North Africa

    • Aïda Bouratbine, Karim Aoun
    Pages 235-249

  12. Rabies

    • A. Fayaz
    Pages 251-276

  13. Back Matter

    Pages 277-282
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About this book

The Middle East and North Africa (MENA) is highly endemic for several neglected tropical diseases (NTDs), including viral, bacterial, protozoan and helminth infections. This new volume covers the most prevalent NTDs found in about 22 MENA countries emphasizing the disease burden, clinical manifestations and control approaches. Each individual chapter deals with one specific disease and is written by a group of experts on that topic.

Reviews

“The volume reads as a collection of lectures comprising a fascinating survey of the public health and tropical medicine issues of the MENA region … . The final product succeeds in providing an interdisciplinary framework to those engaging directly in relevant fields both in endemic and nonendemic regions, with thoroughly referenced text that offers a springboard for deeper study. The content could help shape public policy in the years to come.” (David A. Miller, Clinical Infectious Diseases, Vol. 61, September, 2015)

“The authors wish to get commitment from research institutions, funding agencies, and government agencies and direct the book at researchers in infectious diseases and microbiology as well as people associated with nonprofit organizations and government officials. … This well-written book succeeds in highlighting the disease burden of a number of infections that have not received the attention they deserve from governments, nonprofit organizations, and even researchers. This is a needed book in a neglected field.” (Amir S. Gholami, Doody's Book Reviews, December, 2014)

Editors and Affiliations

  • Department of Biological Sciences Eck Institute for Global Health, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, USA

    Mary Ann McDowell

  • Molecular Immunology and Vaccine Researc, Pasteur Institute of Iran, Tehran, Iran

    Sima Rafati

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