The Epidemiology of Plasmodium vivax: History, Hiatus and Hubris, Part B

First published in 1963, Advances in Parasitology contains comprehensive and up-to-date reviews in all areas of interest in contemporary parasitology. Advances in Parasitology includes medical studies on parasites of major influence, such as Plasmodium falciparum and trypanosomes. The series also contains reviews of more traditional areas, such as zoology, taxonomy, and life history, which shape current thinking and applications. Eclectic volumes are supplemented by thematic volumes on various topics, including control of human parasitic diseases and global mapping of infectious diseases. * Informs and updates on all the latest developments in the field * Contributions from leading authorities and industry experts INDICE: 1. Plasmodium vivax: modern strategies to study a persistent parasite's life cycle Mary R. Galinski, Esmeralda V. S. Meyer and John W. Barnwell 2. Red blood cell polymorphism and susceptibility to Plasmodium vivax Pete A. Zimmerman, Marcelo U. Ferreira, Rosalind E. Howes and Odile Mercereau-Puijalon 3. Natural acquisition of immunity to P. vivax: epidemiological observations and potential targets Ivo Mueller, Mary R. Galinski, Takafumi Tsuboi, Miriam Arevalo-Herrera and Christopher L. King 4. G6PD deficiency: global distribution, genetic variants and primaquine therapy Rosalind E. Howes, Katherine E. Battle, Ari W. Satyagraha, J. Kevin Baird and Simon I. Hay 5. Genomics, population genetics and evolutionary history of Plasmodium vivax Jane M. Carlton, Aparup Das and Ananias A. Escalante 6. Plasmodium vivax malaria therapy for neurosyphilis Georges Snounou and Jean-Louis Pérignon

• ISBN: 978-0-12-407826-0
• Editorial: Academic Press
• Encuadernacion: Cartoné
• Páginas: 304
• Fecha Publicación: 08/02/2013
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés