This book provides an overview on the major neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) occurring in Sub-Saharan Africa, such as Leishmaniasis, Buruli Ulcer and Schistosomiasis. In well-structured chapters epidemiology and biology of these parasitic diseases will be discussed in detail. Further, diagnostics and therapeutic approaches as well as prevention strategies will be reviewed. The book will be of interest to basic researchers and clinicians engaged in infectious disease, tropical medicine, and parasitology, and a must-have for scientists specialized in the characteristics of the Sub-Saharan region.
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An Overview of Neglected Tropical Diseases in Sub-Saharan Africa |
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Buruli Ulcer in Sub-Saharan Africa |
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15 | (30) |
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Dracunculiasis (Guinea Worm Disease) |
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45 | (18) |
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Human African Trypanosomiasis (HAT) |
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63 | (24) |
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87 | (26) |
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113 | (22) |
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135 | (24) |
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Hugues Clotaire Nana-Djeunga |
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Lymphatic Filariasis (Elephantiasis) |
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159 | (28) |
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187 | (44) |
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Podoconiosis: Endemic Non-filarial Elephantiasis |
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231 | (20) |
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251 | (38) |
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Soil-Transmitted Helminthiasis |
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289 | (30) |
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319 | (12) |
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331 | (18) |
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The Social and Economic Impact of Neglected Tropical Diseases in Sub-Saharan Africa |
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349 | (18) |
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Alternative Interventions Against Neglected Tropical Diseases in SSA: Vector Control |
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367 | (18) |
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The Role of Health Systems in the Control of Neglected Tropical Diseases in Sub-Saharan Africa |
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385 | (22) |
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Frances B. da-Costa Vroom |
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Volume Editor: Professor John Gyapong, Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Research Innovation & Development), University of Ghana, Accra, Ghana.
