"Current Topics in Giardiasis" ed. by Alfonso J. Rodriguez-Morales
ITexLi | 2017 | ISBN: 9535136542 9535136534 9789535136538 9789535136545 | 158 pages | PDF | 30 MB
ITexLi | 2017 | ISBN: 9535136542 9535136534 9789535136538 9789535136545 | 158 pages | PDF | 30 MB
This book tried to update the significant epidemiological and clinical research in many aspects with a multinational perspective.
Giardiasis is still a significant infectious and parasitic disease, caused by the protozoan Giardia intestinalis. There are estimates of more than 200 million cases of giardiasis occurred in the world annually. The advance in research in giardiasis during the last century and particularly during the last decade is considerable. Nevertheless, many challenges still are ahead in order to reach a higher control of this disease.
has been organized in 3 major sections: 1. "Overview, Epidemiology and Clinical Aspects," 2. "Biological and Diagnostic Aspects," and 3. "Treatment, Prevention and Public Health."
Contents
1 Introductory Chapter: Giardiasis - Still a Globally Relevant Protozoan and Zoonotic Disease by Alfonso J. Rodríguez-Morales, Adriana M. Trujillo, Jorge A. Sánchez-Duque and Ángel A. Escobedo
2 Giardiasis Epidemiology by Antonio Marty Quispe Gutiérrez
3 Malabsorption in Giardiasis by Amornnivit Kanokwanvimol
4 Giardiasis: Livestock and Companion Animals by Joyce Siwila
5 The Cytoskeleton of Giardia intestinalis by Ana Paula Rocha Gadelha, Marlene Benchimol and Wanderley de Souza
6 The Endomembrane System of Giardia intestinalis by Victor Midlej, Wanderley de Souza and Marlene Benchimol
7 Loop-Mediated Isothermal Amplification: An Advanced Method for the Detection of Giardia by Carmen Gallas-Lindemann, Poornima Sureshkumar, Michael J. Noack and Isaia Sotiriadou
8 Pharmacological Treatment of Giardiasis by Víctor Manuel Molina Díaz
9 Risk Assessment for Giardia in Environmental Samples by Ana Paola Balderrama-Carmona, Gortáres-Moroyoqui Pablo, Morán-Palacio Edgar Felipe, Ulloa-Mercado Ruth Gabriela, Díaz- Tenorio Lourdes Mariana and Leyva-Soto Luis Alonso
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