Echinococcosis/hydatidosis : the problem and its control : case-study : Cyprus /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Polydorou, Kyriakos
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: [Cyprus?] : [The Author?], [1992]
Subjects:
Table of Contents:
  • Echinococcosis: the problem and its control
  • Systematics and biology
  • Echinococcus granulosus
  • Echinococcus multilocularis
  • E. oligarthrus
  • E. vogeli
  • Epidemiology
  • Epidemiology of E. granulosus
  • E. granulosus as a world problem
  • Epidemiology of E. multilocularis
  • Factors affecting the problem
  • Human factor
  • Indirect factors
  • Factors for the control of echinococcosis
  • Organization
  • Legislation
  • Campaign groups
  • Enlightening
  • Evaluation of the progress of efforts for control from collected data
  • Dogs and dog control
  • Drugs and drug-orientated programmes
  • Transportation of animals
  • Campaigns for the control of echinococcosis in various countries
  • Campaign in Iceland
  • Campaign in New Zealand
  • Campaign in Tasmania
  • Case study: Cyprus
  • Cyprus: general
  • Area and population
  • Land and crops
  • Agriculture in general
  • Animal husbandry
  • General animal health situation
  • Echinococcosis in Cyprus: historical background
  • Situation at the beginning of the 20th century
  • Fist references to echinococcosis
  • Echinococcosis in food animals.
  • (cont) Echinococcosis as a public health problem
  • First actions against echinococcosis after acknowledgement of the problem (1930's and 1940's)
  • Situation after 1950
  • Efforts to organize a control authority
  • Expert assistance
  • Committee of ministers for the control of echinococcosis
  • Initiative of the veterinary department
  • Anti-echinococcosis plan: training of staff (1970)
  • Provisions of the plan
  • Control measures to be adopted
  • Training of staff
  • Dog testing
  • Preliminary work after the approval of the plan first year of the campaign (1971)
  • General situation
  • Anti-echinococcosis centre
  • Work at the anti-echinococcosis centre
  • Anti-echinococcosis campaign groups
  • Central committee
  • Approval of the budget for the first year of the campaign
  • Second year of the campaign (1972)
  • General situation
  • Control of dog population
  • Enlightenment of the public
  • Examination of dogs
  • Slaughterhouses and animal slaughter
  • Third year of the campaign (1973)
  • Fourth year of the campaign (1974)
  • Fifth year of the campaign (1975).
  • (cont) Sixth year of the campaign (1976)
  • Seventh year of the campaign (1977)
  • Eighth year of the campaign (1978)
  • Situation after 1978 (1979, 1980, 1981)
  • Terminating years (1982-1983-1984-1985)
  • Survey of the progress over the fifteen years of the campaign (1971-1985)
  • Enlightenment of the public
  • Control of dog population
  • Abattoir control and inspection
  • Infection in food animals
  • Situation concerning infection in dogs
  • Progress in man
  • Post eradication period and conclusions
  • Post eradication period activities (1986-1990)
  • Some important observations during the campaign
  • Stray dog control in Cyprus as an absolute prerequisite for Echinococcus eradication
  • Foreign appraisal of the Cyprus campaign
  • Comments by international experts regarding the work of the writer
  • Publications: meeting on echinococcosis.