Prevention And Control Of Parasitic Diseases In Tropical Africa

Author : F. M. A. Ukoli
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 216 pages
Book Rating : 4.06/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Prevention and Control of Parasitic Diseases in Tropical Africa written by F. M. A. Ukoli and published by . This book was released on 1992 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this unique book, Ukoli explores the main issues to be confronted in the formulation of policies and implementation of preventive and control measures against parasitic diseases in tropical Africa. The high prevalence of parasitic diseases, along with poverty, hunger and squalor, is an indisputable index of underdevelopment and a reliable indicator for assessing the health profile of the less developed countries of tropical Africa. However, though the fundamental principles of the various preventive and control measures are common knowledge, they do not seem to be yielding the desired results in tropical Africa. The provision of safe water and improvement of general sanitation which are fundamental to freedom from parasitic disease, along with other measures, are frustrated by acute financial, infrastructural and manpower contraints. Ukoli examines the implications of these issues and their socio-cultural and socio-economic impact in this fascinating study.

Author : F. M. A. Ukoli
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 488 pages
Book Rating : 4.67/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Introduction to Parasitology in Tropical Africa written by F. M. A. Ukoli and published by . This book was released on 1984-11-20 with total page 488 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A concise account of parasites and parasitic diseases of man and domestic animals in tropical Africa. Describes the basic biology and life cycles of parasites, the distribution and ecology of their intermediate hosts, vectors, and definitive hosts. Also discusses the basic principles involved in the pathology, diagnosis, and treatment of the parasitic diseases and the epidemiological factors operating in promoting infection and enhancing transmission.

Author : Institute of Medicine
Publisher : National Academies Press
ISBN 13 : 0309076951
Total Pages : 489 pages
Book Rating : 4.51/5 ( download)

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Download or read book In Her Lifetime written by Institute of Medicine and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 1996-03-06 with total page 489 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The relative lack of information on determinants of disease, disability, and death at major stages of a woman's lifespan and the excess morbidity and premature mortality that this engenders has important adverse social and economic ramifications, not only for Sub-Saharan Africa, but also for other regions of the world as well. Women bear much of the weight of world production in both traditional and modern industries. In Sub-Saharan Africa, for example, women contribute approximately 60 to 80 percent of agricultural labor. Worldwide, it is estimated that women are the sole supporters in 18 to 30 percent of all families, and that their financial contribution in the remainder of families is substantial and often crucial. This book provides a solid documentary base that can be used to develop an agenda to guide research and health policy formulation on female healthâ€"both for Sub-Saharan Africa and for other regions of the developing world. This book could also help facilitate ongoing, collaboration between African researchers on women's health and their U.S. colleagues. Chapters cover such topics as demographics, nutritional status, obstetric morbidity and mortality, mental health problems, and sexually transmitted diseases, including HIV.

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Publisher : Elsevier
ISBN 13 : 0080462944
Total Pages : 682 pages
Book Rating : 4.43/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Control of Human Parasitic Diseases written by and published by Elsevier. This book was released on 2007-03-23 with total page 682 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Control of parasitic infections of humans has progressed rapidly over the last three decades. Such advances have resulted from focal disease control efforts based on historically effective interventions to new approaches to control following intensive research and pilot programs. Control of Human Parasitic Diseases focuses on the present state of control of the significant human parasitic infectious diseases. Includes the impact of recent research findings on control strategy Discusses the health policy implications of these findings and the importance of evaluation and monitoring Highlights the lessons learned and the interactions between control programs and health systems

Author : Kun Yang
Publisher : Springer Nature
ISBN 13 : 3030721655
Total Pages : 293 pages
Book Rating : 4.57/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Sino-African Cooperation for Schistosomiasis Control in Zanzibar written by Kun Yang and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2021-06-29 with total page 293 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Offering an example for transnational cooperation and successful reduction of a neglected tropical disease, this volume shows how Chinese scientists and local physicians controlled schistosomiasis in Zanzibar. Over a four-year study, local medical specialists and the population of Zanzibar were taught how to diagnose the parasitosis caused by flukes (trematode worms) of the genus Schistosoma. Furthermore, methods to eliminate the disease and prevent new infections were established. The developed control system will avoid repeated increase of human schistosomiasis, which is still prevalent in the tropics and subtropics. Rural populations and poor communities lacking access to clean drinking water and adequate sanitation are most affected. This book is a blueprint of activities urgently needed to combat schistosomiasis in countries with low medical impact. The strategies outlined are particularly relevant to parasitologists and professionals in public health, physicians, medical personnel and also governmental, healthcare and pharmaceutical institutions.

Author : WHO Expert Committee on Prevention and Control of Intestinal Parasitic Infections
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 92 pages
Book Rating : 4.36/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Prevention and Control of Intestinal Parasitic Infections written by WHO Expert Committee on Prevention and Control of Intestinal Parasitic Infections and published by . This book was released on 1987 with total page 92 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : World Health Organization
Publisher : World Health Organization
ISBN 13 : 9241209844
Total Pages : 249 pages
Book Rating : 4.47/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Control and Surveillance of Human African Trypanosomiasis written by World Health Organization and published by World Health Organization. This book was released on 2013 with total page 249 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This report provides information about new diagnostic approaches, new therapeutic regimens and better understanding of the distribution of the disease with high-quality mapping. The roles of human and animal reservoirs and the tsetse fly vectors that transmit the parasites are emphasized. The new information has formed the basis for an integrated strategy with which it is hoped that elimination of HAT will be achieved. The report also contains recommendations on the approaches that will lead to elimination of the disease. Human African Tryponosomiasis (HAT) is a disease that afflicts populations in rural Africa, where the tsetse fly vector that transmits the causative trypanosome parasites thrives. There are two forms of HAT: one, known as gambiense HAT, is endemic in West and Central Africa and causes over 95% of current cases; the other, known as rhodesiense HAT, is endemic in East and southern Africa and accounts for the remainder of cases. The presence of parasites in the brain leads to progressive neurological breakdown. Changes to sleep-wake patterns are among the symptoms that characterize the disease, also known as "sleeping sickness". Eventually, patients fall into a coma and die if not treated. Different treatments are available against parasites present in the haemolymphatic system (first stage) and those that have entered the brain (second stage). Currently, lumbar puncture is required to select the appropriate drug.

Author : World Health Organization
Publisher : World Health Organization
ISBN 13 : 9241564547
Total Pages : 153 pages
Book Rating : 4.40/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Sustaining the Drive to Overcome the Global Impact of Neglected Tropical Diseases written by World Health Organization and published by World Health Organization. This book was released on 2013 with total page 153 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Produced under the overall direction and supervision of Dr. Lorenzo Savioli (Director) and Dr. Denis Daumerie (Programme Manager), WHO Department of Control of Neglected Tropical Diseases"--Back of title page.

Author : John Gyapong
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 3319254715
Total Pages : 414 pages
Book Rating : 4.15/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Neglected Tropical Diseases - Sub-Saharan Africa written by John Gyapong and published by Springer. This book was released on 2016-01-13 with total page 414 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides an overview on the major neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) occurring in Sub-Saharan Africa, such as Leishmaniasis, Buruli Ulcer and Schistosomiasis. In well-structured chapters epidemiology and biology of these parasitic diseases will be discussed in detail. Further, diagnostics and therapeutic approaches as well as prevention strategies will be reviewed. The book will be of interest to basic researchers and clinicians engaged in infectious disease, tropical medicine, and parasitology, and a must-have for scientists specialized in the characteristics of the Sub-Saharan region.

Author : World Health Organization. Department of Control of Neglected Tropical Diseases
Publisher : World Health Organization
ISBN 13 : 9241564091
Total Pages : 184 pages
Book Rating : 4.90/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Working to Overcome the Global Impact of Neglected Tropical Diseases written by World Health Organization. Department of Control of Neglected Tropical Diseases and published by World Health Organization. This book was released on 2010 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) blight the lives of a billion people worldwide and threaten the health of millions more. These ancient companions of poverty weaken impoverished populations, frustrate the achievement of health in the Millennium Development Goals and impede global health and economies has convinced governments, donors, the pharmaceutical industry and other agencies, including nongovernmental organizations (NGOs), to invest in preventing and controlling this diverse group of diseases. Global efforts to control "hidden" diseases, such as dracunculiasis (guinea-worm disease), leprosy, gains including the imminent eradication of dracunculiasis. Since 1989 (when most endemic countries began reporting monthly from each endemic village), the number of new dracunculiasis cases has fallen from 892 055 in 12 endemic countries to 3190 in 4 countries in 2009, a decrease of more than 99%. The World Health Organization (WHO) recommends five public-health strategies for the prevention and control of NTDs: preventive chemotherapy; intensified case-management; vector control; the provision of safe water, sanitation and hygiene; and veterinary public health (that is, applying veterinary sciences to ensure the health and well-being of humans). Although one approach and delivered locally." - p. vii