Fasciolosis

Fasciolosis is a significant livestock infection causing economic losses and food-borne disease. This updated edition covers the parasite's life cycle, biology, clinical pathology, immunology, diagnosis, and vaccine development. It also discusses the draft genome mapping, transcriptomics, proteomics, and glycomics advances and their impact on the global human population, distribution, and ecology.

Format: Hardback
Length: 520 pages
Publication date: 20 December 2021
Publisher: CABI Publishing

Fasciolosis, a significant global infection affecting livestock, poses significant losses to the agricultural community and poses a threat to human health through foodborne transmission. This comprehensive and extensively revised new edition delves into various aspects of fasciolosis, encompassing its life cycle, biology, development, clinical pathology, immunology, diagnosis, and vaccine development. It also explores the emergence, causes, and mechanisms of drug resistance. The book provides a detailed review of the temperate liver fluke Fasciola hepatica, along with its molecular, biochemical, control, and epidemiological aspects. Notably, significant advancements have occurred in the past two decades, particularly in the mapping of the draft genome of Fasciola. Furthermore, comprehensive advancements in transcriptomics, proteomics, and glycomics have been made, and this book emphasizes these developments by introducing brand-new chapters. Additionally, the book addresses the impact of these parasites on the global human population, their distribution, and their ecological aspects, making it an invaluable resource for scientists, researchers, and students in the fields of medical and veterinary parasitology.

Weight: 1417g
Dimension: 244 x 172 x 30 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781789246162
Edition number: 2 ed