Sino-African Cooperation for Schistosomiasis Control in Zanzibar - A Blueprint for Combating other Parasitic Diseases (Paperback, 1st ed. 2021)

Offering an example for transnational cooperation and successful reduction of a neglected tropical disease, this volume shows how Chinese scientists and local physicians controlled schistosomiasis in Zanzibar. Over a four-year study, local medical specialists and the population of Zanzibar were taught how to diagnose the parasitosis caused by flukes (trematode worms) of the genus Schistosoma. Furthermore, methods to eliminate the disease and prevent new infections were established. The developed control system will avoid repeated increase of human schistosomiasis, which is still prevalent in the tropics and subtropics. Rural populations and poor communities lacking access to clean drinking water and adequate sanitation are most affected. This book is a blueprint of activities urgently needed to combat schistosomiasis in countries with low medical impact. The strategies outlined are particularly relevant to parasitologists and professionals in public health, physicians, medical personnel and also governmental, healthcare and pharmaceutical institutions.

General

Imprint:	Springer Nature Switzerland AG
Country of origin:	Switzerland
Series:	Parasitology Research Monographs, 15
Release date:	July 2022
First published:	2021
Editors:	Kun Yang • Heinz Mehlhorn
Dimensions:	235 x 155mm (L x W)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	293
Edition:	1st ed. 2021
ISBN-13:	978-3-03-072167-1
Categories:	Books > Medicine > General issues > Public health & preventive medicine > General Books > Medicine > Other branches of medicine > Pathology > Medical parasitology Books > Medicine > Other branches of medicine > Environmental medicine > Tropical medicine Books > Science & Mathematics > Biology, life sciences > Zoology & animal sciences > Invertebrates > General
LSN:	3-03-072167-1
Barcode:	9783030721671

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