Leishmaniasis

The Current Status and New Strategies for Control

  • D. T. Hart
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Part of the NATO ASI Series book series (NSSA, volume 171)

Table of contents

  1. Front Matter
    Pages i-xiv
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  2. Aetiology and Epidemiology

    1. Front Matter
      Pages 1-1
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    2. Aetiology and Epidemiology: Overview
      David J. Bradley
      Pages 3-7
    3. The Genus Leishmania in the Middle East and USSR
      Wallace Peters
      Pages 9-20
    4. Epidemiology of Mediterranean Leishmaniasis Caused by Leishmania Infantum: Isoenzyme and kDna Analysis for The Identification of Parasites from Man, Vectors and Reservoirs
      M. Gramiccia, L. Gradoni, M. C. Angelici
      Pages 21-37
    5. Leishmaniasis: Status in Tunisia (1986)
      R. Ben Ismail, M. Ben Said, M. S. Ben Rachid
      Pages 39-45
    6. A Review of the Status of Leishmaniasis in Pakistan from 1960 – 1986
      M. A. Munir, M. A. Rab, J. Iqbal, A. Ghafoor, M. A. Khan, M. I. Burney
      Pages 47-56
    7. Zoonoses and Leishmaniasis
      Robert S. Bray
      Pages 57-60
    8. Reservoirs of Visceral Leishmaniasis
      P. Abranches
      Pages 61-70
    9. Effectiveness of Control Measures Against Canine Leishmaniasis in the Isle of Elba, Italy
      L. Gradoni, M. Gramiccia, F. Mancianti, S. Pieri
      Pages 71-76
    10. The Incidence of Canine Leishmaniasis in Northern Greece: An Epizootiological Study of the Decade 1977–1987
      V. I. Kontos, A. G. Spais
      Pages 77-82
    11. Studies on the Role of the Ground Squirrel (Citellus Citellus): In the Epidemiology of Leishmaniasis
      V. I. Kontos, G. S. Koptopoulos, S. Th. Haralabidis, A. G. Spais
      Pages 83-87
    12. Field Application of A Direct Agglutination Test for Visceral Leishmaniasis
      P. A. Kager, J. Leeuwenburg, R. Muigai, S. Kiugu, D. W. Iha, J. K. Mwaniki et al.
      Pages 89-94
    13. Leishmaniasis in the Lowlands of Bolivia (Leishbol) Part I . An Overview of the Integrated Project for the Characterization, Vigilance and Control of Leishmaniasis
      M. Recacoeolas, G. Villarroel, H. Bermudez, R. Urjel, J. C. Dujardin, D. le Ray
      Pages 95-102
    14. Leishmaniasis in the Lowlands of Bolivia (Leishbol): Part II. Community Health Care for Spontaneous Settlers in Endemictropical Forest
      G. Villarroel, M. Recacoechea, S. Balderrama
      Pages 103-108
    15. Leishmaniasis in the Lowlands of Bolivia (Leishbol): Part III. Status of the Disease in an Area of Spontaneous Agricultural Colonization
      M. Recacoechea, G. Villarroel, S. Balderrama, R. Urjel, S. De Doncker, D. Jacquet et al.
      Pages 109-115
    16. Leishmaniasis in the Lowlands of Bolivia (Leishbol): Part IV. Field Identification Key for Lutzomya SPP. Based on Thoracic External Characters
      H. Bermudez, A. Rivero, J. L. Claure, B. Montalvan, S. Rocha
      Pages 117-121
    17. Leishmaniasis in the Lowlands of Bolivia (Leishbol): Part V. Monthly Density of Lutzomya Yucumensis, Lu. Davisi and Lu. Carrerai carrerai in the Rain Forest of Yapacani, Department of Santa Cruz
      H. Bermudez, A. Rivero, B. Montalvan, J. L. Claure, S. Rocha
      Pages 123-127
    18. Leishmaniasis in the Lowlands of Bolivia (Leishbol): Part VI. Flagellate Infection in Sandflies from the Rain Forest of Yapacani
      H. Bermudez, R. Urjel, A. Rivero, J. L. Claure, B. Montalban
      Pages 129-130
    19. Leishmaniasis in the Lowlands of Bolivia (Leishbol): Part VII. Preliminary Characterization of Eleven Leishmania Isolates
      R. Urjel, M. Recacoechea, Ph. Desjeux, H. Bermudez, G. Villarroel, S. Balderrama et al.
      Pages 131-136

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Editors and affiliations

  • D. T. Hart
    • 1
  1. 1.King’s College LondonLondonUK

Bibliographic information

  • DOI https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-1575-9
  • Copyright Information Springer-Verlag US 1989
  • Publisher Name Springer, Boston, MA
  • eBook Packages Springer Book Archive
  • Print ISBN 978-1-4612-8862-6
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