Neglected Tropical Diseases - Latin America and the Caribbean

Book Overview

The Neglected Tropical Diseases in Latin America and the Caribbean: Burden of Disease and Approaches for Elimination and Control.- Schistosomiasis in the Americas.- Chagas Disease.- Hookworm infection in Latin America and the Caribbean region.- Plasmodium vivax malaria in Latin America.- Leishmaniasis in the Americas.- Fascioliasis.- A roadmap followed: The path towards the elimination of onchocerciasis in Latin America.- Leprosy in the Americas: Burden of Disease and approaches for control/elimination.- Carrion's Disease.- Dengue in Latin America: a persistent and growing public health challenge.- Cysticercosis disease burden in Latin America.- Histopathology of neglected tropical diseases.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3709148405
• ISBN13: 9783709148402
• Release Date: October 2016
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 243 Pages
• Weight: 0.79 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.1" x 9.2"