Dog Parasites Endangering Human Health /

This book presents the latest information on canine parasites with zoonotic potential, to help avoid human infections. Compiled by international specialists, it covers protozoa, ectoparasites and helminth species of clinical importance in dogs, as well as the state of the art in diagnosis, preventiv...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author:	SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors:	Strube, Christina (Editor), Mehlhorn, Heinz (Editor)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2021.
Edition:	1st ed. 2021.
Series:	Parasitology Research Monographs, 13
Subjects:	Parasitology. Veterinary medicine. Animal systematics. Animal taxonomy. Invertebrates. Veterinary Microbiology, Parasitology and Infectious Diseases. Animal Systematics/Taxonomy/Biogeography. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

Table of Contents:

Chapter 1: Introduction
Chapter 2: The zoonotic dog roundworm Toxocaracanis, a worldwide burden of public health
Chapter 3: Canine leishmaniasis
Chapter 4: The Challenges with Canine Giardia
Chapter 5: Dogs and their role in the eco-epidemiology of Chagas disease
Chapter 6: Echinococcus species - tiny tapeworms
Chapter 7: An update on the status of hydatidosis/echinococcosis in domestic animals, wildlife and humans in Australia
Chapter 8: Dipylidiumcaninum
Chapter 9: Ancylostoma caninum and other canine hookworms
Chapter 10: Strongyloidiasis - really a zoonosis?
Chapter 11: Dirofilaria spp. Do they get under your skin (or into your heart)?
Chapter 12: Guinea worm infection in dogs: a case of reverse zoonosis that impedes Dracunculusmedinensiseradication
Chapter 13: Ticks, dogs and humans - an endangered community
Chapter 14: Trematodes attacking dogs and humans.