Overview

Trypanosomosis is a parasitic disease transmitted cyclically by the tsetse fly (glossina spp.), and is considered the main constraint to livestock production in some areas. Sleeping sickness is caused in humans by a species of trypanosoma, and is an important and neglected disease posing a threat to millions of people in tsetse-infected areas. This is a comprehensive survey of the literature on tsetse-transmitted trypanosomosis.

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Author:   Stephen G. A. Leak (International Livestock Research Institute, Nairobi, Kenya)
Publisher:   CABI Publishing
Imprint:   CABI Publishing
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 4.10cm , Length: 23.40cm
Weight:   1.021kg
ISBN:  

9780851993003

ISBN 10:   0851993001
Pages:   592
Publication Date:   01 December 1998
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  General/trade ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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<br> This single-author test [sic] provides a scientific and economic overview of tsetse biology and ecology, epidemiology and vector control. It is a splendid authoritative text, written concisely and convincingly. . . . Here is a well referenced, up-to-date and practical discussion of a parasitic disease affecting livestock and humans with a major regional effect and potential international impact. The book is an invaluable reference for veterinary and medical entomologists and parasitologists. The epidemiological aspects are relevant for physicians and veterinarians. Toxicologists will find interest in the control measures utilizing insecticides, and researchers studying emerging diseases will be alerted to the potential for trypanosomosis. A scholarly review in a price-worthy package. --Veterinary and Human Toxicology<br> Tsetse Biology and Ecology is comprehensive, covering all aspects of tsetse fly biology and trypanosomiasis. Its chief strength is that it reviews ecology and try

This single-author test [sic] provides a scientific and economic overview of tsetse biology and ecology, epidemiology and vector control. It is a splendid authoritative text, written concisely and convincingly. . . . Here is a well referenced, up-to-date and practical discussion of a parasitic disease affecting livestock and humans with a major regional effect and potential international impact. The book is an invaluable reference for veterinary and medical entomologists and parasitologists. The epidemiological aspects are relevant for physicians and veterinarians. Toxicologists will find interest in the control measures utilizing insecticides, and researchers studying emerging diseases will be alerted to the potential for trypanosomosis. A scholarly review in a price-worthy package. --Veterinary and Human Toxicology Tsetse Biology and Ecology is comprehensive, covering all aspects of tsetse fly biology and trypanosomiasis. Its chief strength is that it reviews ecology and trypanosomiasis epidemiology in breadth and depth. . . . The book contains a detailed table of contents, list of figures and tables, and is unusually well indexed. It affords a thorough guide to the literature, with 115 pages of citations. . . . Tsetse Biology and Ecology is timely and likely to be well received. It reviews in some depth modern developments in Glossina and Trypanosoma brucei biology. . . . The present volume will prove most useful to field and bench scientists in medical entomology and parasitology. It will be an indispensable reference for scientists involved in tsetse and trypanosomiasis research and control programs. Animal health staff in the international agencies will find it essential. [It] will become the standard reference on tsetse for years to come. --The Quarterly Review of Biology

This single-author test [sic] provides a scientific and economic overview of tsetse biology and ecology, epidemiology and vector control. It is a splendid authoritative text, written concisely and convincingly. . . . Here is a well referenced, up-to-date and practical discussion of a parasitic disease affecting livestock and humans with a major regional effect and potential international impact. The book is an invaluable reference for veterinary and medical entomologists and parasitologists. The epidemiological aspects are relevant for physicians and veterinarians. Toxicologists will find interest in the control measures utilizing insecticides, and researchers studying emerging diseases will be alerted to the potential for trypanosomosis. A scholarly review in a price-worthy package. --Veterinary and Human Toxicology<br> Tsetse Biology and Ecology is comprehensive, covering all aspects of tsetse fly biology and trypanosomiasis. Its chief strength is that it reviews ecology and trypanosomiasis epidemiology in breadth and depth. . . . The book contains a detailed table of contents, list of figures and tables, and is unusually well indexed. It affords a thorough guide to the literature, with 115 pages of citations. . . . Tsetse Biology and Ecology is timely and likely to be well received. It reviews in some depth modern developments in Glossina and Trypanosoma brucei biology. . . . The present volume will prove most useful to field and bench scientists in medical entomology and parasitology. It will be an indispensable reference for scientists involved in tsetse and trypanosomiasis research and control programs. Animal health staff in the international agencies will find itessential. [It] will become the standard reference on tsetse for years to come. --The Quarterly Review of Biology<br>

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