Overview
- Provides a detailed perspective of the role of NTDs in Europe and Central Asia
- Refers to the main causes of most prevalent NTDs in these regions
- Brings together the expertise of individuals from various institutions and working environments
Part of the book series: Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTD)
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Table of contents (8 chapters)
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Front Matter
Keywords
About this book
This volume of the Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTD) series covers the most prevalent NTDs in Europe and Central Asia. This book discusses in detail the pathology, diagnostics and control approaches of the most important neglected pathogens occurring in these geographical regions. Each chapter focuses on one specific disease or group of related diseases, and provides the reader with in-depth insights into the topic. This volume addresses researchers in Microbiology and Biomedicine as well as clinicians and public health officials working in affected regions.
Editors and Affiliations
About the editors
Dr. Steinmann and Dr. Utzinger have dedicated their careers to the epidemiology and control of NTDs, with an emphasis on soil-transmitted helminthiases, schistosomiasis, food-borne trematodiases and leprosy. They are leading experts in their respective fields and share their experience from decades of work in Africa, Asia, Europe and Latin America with students, as advisors and through numerous scientific publications.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Neglected Tropical Diseases - Europe and Central Asia
Editors: Peter Steinmann, Jürg Utzinger
Series Title: Neglected Tropical Diseases
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-84224-6
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Biomedical and Life Sciences, Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2021
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-84222-2Published: 05 January 2022
eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-84224-6Published: 04 January 2022
Series ISSN: 2194-8275
Series E-ISSN: 2194-8283
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: V, 183
Number of Illustrations: 4 b/w illustrations, 21 illustrations in colour
Topics: Parasitology, Infectious Diseases, Tropical Medicine, Medical Microbiology, Public Health