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Knowledge in the field of parasitology must be kept at a high level and up to date in order to fight a parasitosis as quickly and effectively as possible. The third edition of the Encyclopedia of Parasitology  contributes to these goals in several ways: the number of entries has been increased by about 30%, the content has been even more improved by adding more tables and figures. The extensive linking between definitions and essays facilitates information within a minimum of time. More than 40 international contributors, who are well known specialists in their fields, give a comprehensive review of all parasites and therapeutic strategies in veterinarian and human parasitology. The third edition is now presented as two volumes in A-Z format and additionally in an electronic online version.

General parasitology --- Zoology --- Medical microbiology, virology, parasitology --- Gastroenterology --- Pathological dermatology --- medische microbiologie --- parasitologie --- dermatologie --- gastro-enterologie --- leverziekten --- zoölogie

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General parasitology --- General microbiology --- General ecology and biosociology --- Zoology --- microbiologie --- parasitologie --- ecologie --- zoölogie

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This book sheds new light on the use of nanoparticles in the fields of parasitology and public and animal health. Nanotechnology has been used in many fields of research and in practical applications. A special subgroup is represented by the so-called nanobiotechnology, which is a multidisciplinary integration of biotechnology, nanotechnology, chemical processing, material science and engineering. In the fields of parasitology and public and animal health this technology has been used to develop systems, wherein acaricides and insecticides are included. This technique avoids direct contact of the hosts of parasites (animals, humans) with the insecticides/acaricides and thus minimizes effects on their health and also the development of resistances of the vectors (ticks, mosquitos, flies etc.). Since actually many original articles on the use of nanoparticles bearing arthopodocides appear in different journals – as well as in Parasitology Research of Springer - it seems reasonable to check the status quo and to elucidate possible chances of progress. This book will appeal to a wide readership, from researchers through veterinarians to professionals working in the conservation, public health, or sustainable agriculture area.

General parasitology --- Hygiene. Public health. Protection --- Pathological biochemistry --- Human medicine --- Biotechnology --- medische biochemie --- preventieve gezondheidszorg --- biochemie --- biomedische wetenschappen --- parasitologie --- gezondheidspromotie --- biotechnologie --- duurzame ontwikkeling --- insecten

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This textbook focuses on the most important parasites affecting dogs, cats, ruminants, horses, pigs, rabbits, rodents, birds, fishes, reptiles and bees. For each parasite, the book offers a concise summary including its distribution, epidemiology, lifecycle, morphology, clinical manifestations, diagnosis, prophylaxis and therapeutic measures. Numerous informative tables and more than 500 color micrographs and schemes present the most important aspects of the parasites, their induced diseases and the latest information on suitable prevention and control measures. 100 questions at the end of the book offer readers the chance to test their comprehension. The book is well suited as both a textbook and a reference guide for veterinarians, students of the veterinary and life sciences, veterinarian nurses, laboratory staff, and pet and livestock owners.

General parasitology --- Zoology --- Hygiene. Public health. Protection --- Medical microbiology, virology, parasitology --- Pathological biochemistry --- Veterinary medicine --- Human medicine --- diergeneeskunde --- medische microbiologie --- klinische chemie --- volksgezondheid --- medische biochemie --- pathologie --- biochemie --- biomedische wetenschappen --- parasitologie --- tropische ziekten --- zoölogie --- katten --- honden

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This edited volume focuses on parasite-host relationships and the behavioral changes parasites may trigger in their hosts. Parasites have developed strategies which enhance their chances to find a host to survive inside its body and to become most easily transmitted to one another. Many of these parasites influence the host’s behavior by various mechanisms, so that the rate of their transmissions to further hosts becomes considerably enhanced in comparison to that of non-influenced specimens of the same host species. A broad number of recent studies elucidate more and more examples in an extreme spectrum of host-parasite relationships, where successful transmission and /or survival of a parasite inside a host is based on parasite-derived behavioral manipulations of the hosts. In the literature, an increasing numbers of papers appear which prove that these behavioral alterations are based on complicated psychoimmunologic, neuropharmacologic and genomically steered mechanisms. Researchers working in parasitology or behavioral sciences will find this work thought-provoking, instructive and informative.

Social psychology --- General parasitology --- Neuropathology --- gedrag (mensen) --- neurologie --- parasitologie