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This chapter defines the characteristics of protozoan parasites including important species of the flagellates, amoebae, trypanosomes, Leishmania species and Coccidia (including species of the genera Isospora, Cyclospora, Cryptosporidium, Sarcocystis, Toxoplasma, Plasmodium, Babesia, Balantidium, Pneumocystis, Blastocystis, Enterocytozoon, Septata, Encephalitozoon and Nosema). Each species description contains the single topics: name, geographic distribution, biology/morphology, symptoms of disease, diagnosis, pathway of infection, prophylaxis, incubation period, prepatent period, patency, chemotherapy and further reading.

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    Recommendations according to the German Society of Tropical Medicine (2015).

    Caution: Before any treatment check the recent “state of the art”, since recommended dosages/products may have changed.

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