Advances in Parasitology (eBook)

Front Cover 1
Advances in Parasitology, Volume 33 4
Copyright Page 5
Contents 10
Contributors to Volume 33 6
Preface 8
Chapter 1. The Treatment of Human African Trypanosomiasis 12
1. The Disease 13
2. The Drugs 16
3. The Treatment 41
4. The Future 44
Acknowledgements 48
References 48
Chapter 2. Plasmodium Species Infecting Thamnomys rutilans: a Zoological Study 60
1. Introduction 61
2. Biogeography and Systematics 61
3. Course of Infection and Biology of Gametocytes 66
4. The Vesicular System of Hepatic Meronts 74
5. Biological Rhythms 77
6. Merozoite Latency, Asynchronism and Drug Resistane 85
7. Chronotherapy 87
8. Summary and General Conclusions 93
Acknowledgements 96
References 96
Chapter 3. Metacercarial Excystment of Trematodes 102
1. Introduction 103
2. Availability of Encysted Metacercariae 104
3. Biology of Encysted Metacercariae 105
4. In Vivo Excystation 106
5. Preparation of Excystation Medium 109
6 . In Vitro Excystation 110
7. Extrinsic Factors 130
8. Intrinsic Factors 134
9. Concluding Remarks 135
Appendix 138
References 147
Chapter 4. The Minor Groups of Parasitic Platyhelminthes 156
1. Introduction 156
2. The Aspidogastrea 157
3. The Amphilinidea 189
4. The Gyrocotylidea 209
5. The Udonellidea 220
6. Parasitic Turbellaria 224
7. The Phylogeny of Parasitic Platyhelminthes 226
8. Future Research 228
Acknowledgements 230
References 230
Chapter 5. Sarcoptes scabiei and Scabies 246
1. Introduction 246
2. Biology 248
3. Parasitology 251
4. Pathology 252
5. Clinical Aspects 259
6. Transmission and Epidemiology 266
7. Treatment and Control 276
Acknowledgements 283
References 284
Index 304