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Neglected tropical diseases - Sub-Saharan Africa

Record Type:	Electronic resources : Monograph/item
Title/Author:	Neglected tropical diseases - Sub-Saharan Africaedited by John O. Gyapong, Boakye A. Boatin.
other author:	Gyapong, John O.
Published:	Cham :Springer International Publishing :2024.
Description:	xviii, 558 p. :ill. (chiefly col.), digital ;24 cm.
Contained By:	Springer Nature eBook
Subject:	Tropical medicineAfrica, Sub-Saharan.
Subject:	Africa, Sub-Saharan.
Online resource:	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-53901-5
ISBN:	9783031539015$q(electronic bk.)

Neglected tropical diseases - Sub-Saharan Africa
Neglected tropical diseases - Sub-Saharan Africa[electronic resource] /edited by John O. Gyapong, Boakye A. Boatin. - Second edition. - Cham :Springer International Publishing :2024. - xviii, 558 p. :ill. (chiefly col.), digital ;24 cm. - Neglected tropical diseases,2194-8283. - Neglected tropical diseases..

Chapter 1. An Overview of Neglected Tropical Diseases in Sub-Saharan Africa -- Chapter 2. Buruli Ulcer in Sub-Saharan Africa -- Chapter 3. Dracunculiasis (Guinea Worm Disease) -- Chapter 4. Human African Trypanosomiasis (HAT) -- Chapter 5. Leishmaniasis in Sub-Sahara Africa -- Chapter 6. Leprosy -- Chapter 7. Loiasis -- Chapter 8. Lymphatic Filariasis (Elephantiasis) -- Chapter 9. Onchocerciasis -- Chapter 10. Onchocerciasis Part 2: Elimination -- Chapter 11. Podoconiosis: Endemic Non-filarial Elephantiasis -- Chapter 12. Scabies -- Chapter 13. Schistosomiasis -- Chapter 14. Soil-Transmitted Helminthiasis -- Chapter 15. Trachoma -- Chapter 16. Yaws -- Chapter 17. Drug Donation Programmes in the Control and Elimination of NTDs -- Chapter 18. The Social and Economic Impact of Neglected Tropical Diseases in Sub-Saharan Africa -- Chapter 19. Alternative Interventions Against Neglected Tropical Diseases in SSA: Vector Control -- Chapter 20. The Role of Health Systems in the Control of Neglected Tropical Diseases in Sub-Saharan Africa.

This fully updated and expanded second edition provides an overview of the major neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) occurring in sub-Saharan Africa, such as leishmaniasis, buruli ulcer, schistosomiasis and many more. The well-structured chapters explore in detail the epidemiology and biology of these parasitic diseases. Diagnostic and therapeutic approaches as well as prevention strategies are also reviewed. Furthermore, the book discusses the burden of disease in sub-Saharan Africa, taking into account the social and economic impact on the region and its health system. The book is aimed at researchers, advanced students and clinicians working on infectious diseases, tropical medicine and parasitology, and is a must-read for scientists specialising in the particularities of the sub-Saharan region.

ISBN: 9783031539015$q(electronic bk.)

Standard No.: 10.1007/978-3-031-53901-5doiSubjects--Topical Terms:

739503
Tropical medicine
--Africa, Sub-Saharan.Subjects--Geographical Terms:

524162
Africa, Sub-Saharan.

LC Class. No.: RC962.A35

Dewey Class. No.: 616.9883

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