The Parasite Chronicles

B.H. Kwa, BS 1968 and MS 1971, Australian National University; Ph.D. 1977 University of Malaya. Associate Professor, University of Malaya, Malaysia, 1972-1986. Nuffield Fellow, Imperial College, London, England, 1976-77. W.H.O. Visiting Scientist and Visiting Fellow in Tropical Public Health, Harvard School of Public Health, 1984. Assistant Professor 1986-1994 Associate Professor 1994-2000 and Professor 2000- present, College of Public Health, University of South Florida. Awarded USF College of Public Health Distinguished Teaching Award, 1998. Fulbright Fellow and Visiting Professor, USM Penang, Malaysia, 1998-1999. Chair of the Department of Environmental and Occupational Health USF, 2002-2004. Founding Chair of Department of Global Health USF, 2004-2012. Currently Professor of Global Health and Associate Dean for International Programs at the College of Public Health, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida.

Chapter 1: Parasites and Tiger Snakes.- Chapter 2: Tapeworms Down Underand elsewhere.- Chapter 3: Cysticercosis: the Ides of March.- Chapter 4: Trematodes: It was just a fluke.- Chapter 5: Schistosomiasis: Napoleon,snails and stalemate across the Taiwan Straits.- Chapter 6: Filariasis and elephantiasis:you can't go home again.- Chapter 7: River Blindness: and it was about time.- Chapter 8: Intestinal worms: parasitemysteries in wintry climes.- Chapter 9: Tissue helminths: Snails, rats, cobras and parasites in the brain.- Chapter 10: Intestinal protozoa: please pass the stool.- Chapter 11: Tissue protozoa:  that cat will really drive me crazy one of these days.- Chapter 12: Blood protozoa: in search of the HolyGrail.