
Current Topics in Giardiasis
Title:
Current Topics in Giardiasis
Author:
Alfonso J. Rodriguez-Morales
ISBN:
65182
9789535136538
9789535136545
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Publication Information:
IntechOpen 2017
Physical Description:
1 electronic resource (176 p.)
Abstract:
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. This book tried to update the significant epidemiological and clinical research in many aspects with a multinational perspective. This book with 9 chapters 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.""