Giardia and cryptosporidium : from molecules to disease /

• Format: eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Wallingford, Oxfordshire, UK : CABI, 2009.
• Subjects: Giardia.; Cryptosporidium.; Giardiasis > Prevention.; Water Pollution > prevention & control.; Giardiasis > prevention & control.; Cryptosporidiosis > prevention & control.; Protozoan, Helminth, Mollusc and Arthropod Parasites of Animals, (New March 2000); Protozoan, Helminth and Arthropod Parasites of Humans, (New March 2000); Diagnosis of Human Disease, (New March 2000); Taxonomy and Evolution.; Techniques and Methodology.; Man.; Animal diseases.; Cryptosporidiosis.; Diagnosis.; Evolution.; Giardiasis.; Human diseases.; Molecular epidemiology.; Nomenclature.; Taxonomy.; Electronic books.
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• Physical Description: 1 online resource (xv, 502 pages) : illustrations, charts; Also available in print format.
• Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Giardia and Cryptosporidium are both parasites of considerable global interest due to the gastrointestinal problems the organisms can cause in humans as well as domestic and wild animals. This book presents an overview of recent research. The chapters discuss topics from taxonomy; nomenclature and evolution to molecular epidemiology; advances in diagnostics; and zoonotic, and human and animal health issues. The book serves as a reference for researchers and students in parasitology.