Controlling Intestinal Helminths while Eliminating Lymphatic Filariasis
Published on 16. November 2001
Book
Paperback/Softback
182 pages
978-0-521-00506-7 (ISBN)
Description
The WHO Global Programme to Eliminate Lymphatic Filariasis (GPELF) was launched in 1998, and this volume focuses on the importance of the GPELF for tropical public health and social and economic wellbeing. Written by experienced scientists and fieldworkers, the volume examines the tools for treatment and prevention of lymphatic filariasis, including albendazole, ivermectin and DEC salt, and reviews the safety of the GPELF drug regimens. The volume discusses the beneficial impact that the GPELF may have on malnutrition in the 73 countries in which lymphatic filariasis is endemic, and for hundreds of millions infected with common intestinal nematodes (hookworm, roundworm and whipworm).
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Language
English
Place of publication
Cambridge
United Kingdom
Target group
Professional and scholarly
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Paperback (trade)
Dimensions
Height: 296 mm
Width: 212 mm
Thickness: 13 mm
Weight
704 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-521-00506-7 (9780521005067)
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Content
Introduction: Opportunities to work together: intestinal helminth control and programmes to eliminate lymphatic filariasis B. L. Cline, L. Savioli and M. Neira; 1. Global malnutrition L. S. Stephenson, M. C. Latham and E. A. Ottesen; 2. Malnutrition and parasitic helminth infections L. S. Stephenson, M. C. Latham and E. A. Ottesen; 3. The public health importance of hookworm disease D. W. T. Crompton; 4. The public health importance of Ascaris lumbricoides P. O'Lorcain and C. V. Holland; 5. The public health significance of Trichuris trichiura C. V. Holland, L. S. Stephenson, E. S. Cooper and E. A. Ottesen; 6. Animal models of intestinal nematode infections of humans J. Boes and A. B. Helwigh; 7. Albendazole: a review of anthelmintic efficacy and safety in humans J. Horton; 8. Ivermectin: effectiveness in lymphatic filariasis K. R. Brown, F. M. Ricci and E. A. Ottesen; 9. An analysis of the safety of the single dose, two drug regimes use din programmes to eliminate lymphatic filariasis J. Horton, C. Witt and E. Ottesen et al.; 10. Salt fortified with diethylcarbamazine (DEC) as an effective intervention for lymphatic filariasis, with lessons learned from salt iodization programmes R. Houston.