Crompton, D. W. T. 1937-

Handbook of helminthiasis for public health / Helminthiasis for public health D.W.T. Crompton, Lorenzo Savioli. - Boca Raton : CRC/Taylor & Francis, c2007. - 362 p. : ill., maps ; 25 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Helminthiasis : a challenge to health and development -- One day in the life of Mumbua -- Public health priorities : decisions for controlling helminthiasis -- Common themes and concepts in helminthiasis -- Cestodiasis -- Dracunculiasis -- Food-borne trematodiasis -- Lymphatic filariasis -- Onchocerciasis -- Schistosomiasis -- Soil-transmitted helminthiasis -- Strongyloidiasis -- Trichinellosis (trichinosis) -- Use of anthelminthic drugs in the public health arena -- Health awareness and helminthiasis -- Water and sanitation : availability, needs, and provision -- Helminthiasis and the millennium development goals.

0849333288 (alk. paper) 9780849333286


Helminthiasis--Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Helminthiasis.
Intestinal Diseases, Parasitic.
Developing Countries.
Health Promotion.
Helminths--parasitology.
Public Health.

616.962 / CRH 2007