Schistosomiasis in The People's Republic of China: from Control to Elimination: Volume 92 (Advances in Parasitology, Volume 92) - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0128094664 ISBN 13: 9780128094662

Publisher: Academic Press, 2016

Synopsis

Schistosomiasis Control, the latest edition in the Advances in Parasitology series first published in 1963, contains comprehensive and up-to-date reviews on all areas of interest in contemporary parasitology. The series includes medical studies of parasites of major influence, such as Plasmodium falciparum and trypanosomes. The series also contains reviews of more traditional areas, such as zoology, taxonomy, and life history, which help to shape current thinking and applications. The 2014 impact factor is 6.226, with a thematic issue focus on Schistosomiasis Control.

About this title

Review:

As a well-known and respected outlet for detailed and comprehensive reviews written by experts covering all aspects of parasitology, this book provides a comprehensive and up-to-date review of all areas of interest on the topic.

About the Author:

Professor Xiao-Nong Zhou is Director of the National Institute of Parasitic Diseases at the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Shanghai, P.R.China. He graduated with a PhD in Biology from Copenhagen University, Denmark. His professional works are across the fields of ecology, population biology, epidemiology, and malacology. Professor Zhou is the Chair of the National Expert Advisory Committee on schistosomiasis and other parasitic diseases for China’s National Health and Family Planning Commission. He has written extensively on parasitology and parasitic diseases, with more than 100 peer review publications in international journals, such as N Engl J Med, Lancet, Emerg Inf Dis, Inter J Parasitol, Adv Parasitol, PLoS NTDs, Parasites and Vectors, etc. He has collaborated with WHO/TDR and WHO, including serving as members for WHO STAC on NTDs, WHO/TDR STAC, WHO Foodborne Burden Epidemiology Reference Group. He had contributed, as former President, to the Regional Network on Asian Schistosomiasis and Other Important Zoonoses since 2000. He is the Editor-in-Chief for Infectious Diseases of Poverty (BioMed Central as publisher), and Chinese Journal of Schistosomiasis Control (Chinese national journal).

About this edition

• Publisher: Academic Press
• Publication date: 2016
• ISBN 10: 0128094664
• ISBN 13: 9780128094662
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 524
• Editor: Zhou Xiao-Nong