Parasites, Zoonoses and War A Themed Issue in Honor of Emeritus Professor John M Goldsmid

• Format: eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Basel, Switzerland MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2020
• Subjects: Epidemiology and Medical statistics; Medicine and Nursing; bisulphite; cultural competency; cultural safety in health service delivery; devil facial tumor disease; e-Diagnosis; false hookworm; global medicine; Gnathostoma species; gnathostomiasis; helminth; hookworm; human; immune escape; imported helminthiasis; larva migrans; leishmaniasis; lymphatic filariasis; medical history; MHC; military; molecular parasitology; morphologist; n/a; Okavango; Pacific; parasite; parasitology; praziquantel; primate; qPCR; schistosomiasis; social determinants of health; soil transmitted helminths; southern Africa; STH; Tasmania; Ternidens; ternidensiasis; tourists; transmissible cancer; travel medicine; tropical medicine; WW2; zoonoses; zoonosis
• Online Access: Open Access: DOAB: description of the publication; Open Access: DOAB, download the publication
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (96 p.)
• ISBN: 9783039366316; 9783039366323; books978-3-03936-632-3
• Access: Open Access

This book is a collection of chapters around the theme of parasitology and zoonosis in bot war and peace and the impact of these fields on public health. Individual experts have contributed reviews, novel research, and case series within the field to make a broad and interesting collection designed to stimulate thought and discussion in this area. The collection is dedicated to the life and career of Emeritus Professor John Marsden Goldsmid, an eminent parasitologist and advocate for further attention to these above listed fields of medicine. It would be suitable for medical and veterinary practitioners, students, scientists, and epidemiologists with an interest in parasitology and public health.