Echinococcosis/hydatidosis : the problem and its control : case-study : Cyprus /
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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[Cyprus?] :
[The Author?],
[1992]
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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.