Overview

This volume covers a wide range of systems, exemplified by a broad spectrum of micro- and macro-parasites, impacting humans, domestic and wild animals and plants. It illustrates the importance of evolutionary considerations and concepts, both as thinking tools for qualitative understanding or as guiding tools for decision making in major disease control programs.

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Author:   Joanne P. Webster (Royal Society University Fellow, Director M&E, Schistosome Control Initiative, Department of Infectious Disease Epidemiology, Imperial College, London, UK)
Publisher:   Elsevier Science Publishing Co Inc
Imprint:   Academic Press Inc
Edition:   68th edition
Volume:   68
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.00cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.720kg
ISBN:  

9780123747877

ISBN 10:   0123747872
Pages:   366
Publication Date:   24 March 2009
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Preface Joanne P. Webster 1. HLA-Mediated Control of HIV, and HIV Adaptation to HLA Rebecca Payne, Philippa Matthews, Julia Prado and Philip Goulder 2. An Evolutionary Perspective on Parasitism as a Cause of Cancer Paul W. Ewald 3. Invasion of the Body Snatchers: the Diversity and Evolution of Manipulative Strategies in Host-Parasite Interactions Thierry Lefèvre, Shelley Adamo, David G. Biron, Dorothée Missé, David Hughes and Frédéric Thomas 4. Evolutionary Drivers of Parasite-Induced Changes in Insect Life-History Traits: From Theory to Underlying Mechanisms Hilary Hurd 5. Ecological Immunology of a Tapeworms’ Interaction with its Two Consecutive Hosts Katrin Hammerschmidt and Joachim Kurtz 6. Tracking Transmission of the Zoonosis Toxoplasma gondii Judith E. Smith 7. Parasites and Biological Invasions Alison M. Dunn 8. Zoonoses in Wildlife: Integrating Ecology into Management Fiona Mathews 9. Understanding the Interaction between an Obligate Hyperparasitic Bacterium, Pasteuria penetrans and its Obligate Plant Parasitic Nematode Host, Meloidogyne spp. Keith G. Davies 10. Host-Parasite Relations and Implications for Control Alan Fenwick 11. Onchocerca-Simulium Interactions and the Population and Evolutionary Biology of Onchocerca volvulus María-Gloria Basáñez, Thomas S. Churcher and María-Eugenia Grillet 12. Microsporidians as Evolution-Proof Agents of Malaria Control? Jacob C. Koella, Lena Lorenz and Irka Bargielowski

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One is struck by the quality and scholarship of the various chapters and the obviously efficient editing. -PARASITOLOGY The policy of the editors of Advances in Parasitology to include reviews from any aspect of parasitology and the high standard of individual papers have resulted in this series of volumes becoming an indispensable source for students, teachers, and research workers. -ANNALS OF TROPICAL MEDICINE AND PARASITOLOGY

One is struck by the quality and scholarship of the various chapters and the obviously efficient editing. --PARASITOLOGY The policy of the editors of Advances in Parasitology to include reviews from any aspect of parasitology and the high standard of individual papers have resulted in this series of volumes becoming an indispensable source for students, teachers, and research workers. --ANNAL OF TROPICAL MEDICINE AND PARASITOLOGY

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