Overview
- A must-have for health experts in tropical medicine, parasitology and SDG 3 research to combat neglected diseases
- Reader-friendly guide with case studies
- Each disease-specific chapter provides details on pathogen biology and control
Part of the book series: Parasitology Research Monographs (Parasitology Res. Monogr., volume 16)
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Table of contents (12 chapters)
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Front Matter
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About this book
This book covers current aspects of important infectious diseases affecting human and animal health in Latin American countries. Readers are equipped with details on arthropod vectors as well as on neglected health problems. Diseases covered include Neglected Tropical Diseases such as Chagas Disease, schistosomiasis, tungiasis, myiasis and leishmaniasis, but also Zika and Chikungunya viral infections, plague and yellow fever. One focus is given on parasitic transmission routes.
In addition, the authors describe current therapeutic options and sustainable control measures, considering both human and animal health. By highlighting options within the interdisciplinary One Health approach, they round off this work into a cutting-edge reference for diverse expert readers. Scientists and clinicians concerned on public health, entomology, tropical medicine and parasitology not only in Latin America will find this collection particularly valuable.
Finally, these contributions are essential in the framework of the Sustainable Development Goals and the targets of SDG 3 (Good Health and Well-being) in order to combat and end epidemics of Neglected Tropical Diseases.
Editors and Affiliations
About the editors
Prof. Jorg Heukelbach, MD MScIH Ph.D., is an internationally renowned specialist in the area of epidemiology and control of NeglectedTropical Diseases and One Health, with extensive experience in many countries worldwide. He studied at the University of Aachen and Charité Medical Faculty (Germany). He is a Professor at the Federal University of Ceará (Brazil) and Editor-in-Chief of the journal One Health and Implementation Research. He has published and edited several books and performs studies on the epidemiology and control of Neglected Tropical Diseases.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Infectious Tropical Diseases and One Health in Latin America
Editors: Heinz Mehlhorn, Jorg Heukelbach
Series Title: Parasitology Research Monographs
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-99712-0
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Biomedical and Life Sciences, Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2022
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-99711-3Published: 24 June 2022
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-99714-4Published: 25 June 2023
eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-99712-0Published: 23 June 2022
Series ISSN: 2192-3671
Series E-ISSN: 2192-368X
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: VI, 239
Number of Illustrations: 2 b/w illustrations, 70 illustrations in colour
Topics: Parasitology, Veterinary Microbiology, Parasitology and Infectious Diseases, Public Health