Advances in Parasitology (eBook)

Front Cover 1
Advances in Parasitology, Volume 28 4
Copyright Page 5
Contents 10
Contributors to Volume 28 6
Preface 8
Chapter 1. Intestinal and Extraintestinal Life Cycles of Eimeriid Coccidia 12
I. Introduction 12
ll. Isospora 14
lll. Caryospora 20
IV. Eimeria 21
V. Conclusions 54
References 55
Chapter 2. The Prevalence and Source of Toxoplasma Infection in the Environment 66
I. Brief History 66
ll. Life Cycle 68
lll. Host–Parasite Interactions 72
IV. Diagnosis 73
V. Infection 75
References 97
Chapter 3. Trichuris and Trichuriasis in Humans 118
I. Introduction 119
ll. Biology 120
lll. Geographical Distribution 127
IV. Medical Aspects 136
V. Population Biology 151
VI. Control 165
Acknowledgements 170
References 171
Chapter 4. Evolutionary Biology of the Oxyurida (Nematoda): Biofacies of a Haplodiploid Taxon 186
I. Introduction 186
ll. Taxonomic History and Higher Classification of the Oxyurida 187
lll. Haplodiploid Reproduction 192
IV. Biology of the Oxyurida 198
V. Conclusion—the Haplodiploid Biofacies 226
Acknowledgements 228
References 228
Chapter 5. Recent Studies of the Biology of Trypanosoma vivax 240
I. Introduction 241
ll. The Organism and its Life Cycle 242
lll. Distribution and Transmission 250
IV. Cultivation 255
V. Host Susceptibility and Restriction 257
VI. Antigenic Variation 261
VII. Immunity to T. vivax Infection 269
VIII. Pathology 278
IX. Chemotherapy 286
X. Biochemical Studies 291
XI. Diagnosis and Parasite Characterization 294
XII. Summary and Conclusions 302
Acknowledgements 304
References 304
Index 330