Parasitology for the 21st Century [Hardcover]

M. Ziya Alkan (Author), M. Ali Ozcel (Editor)

Book Description

Publication Date: February 1996

This volume provides a reflective summary of research in parasitology in the late 20th Century combined with a vision of the major challenges and potential successes in the 21st Century. It has been compiled from selected papers presented at the Eighth International Congress of Parasitology. A wide variety of topics are covered including medical, veterinary, and plant parasitology, by contributors from many different countries. Chapters within the book consider current research on the biology of parasites, and new strategies in the transmission and control of parasitic diseases.This book represents an invaluable resource for all parasitologists. Not only is it an up- to-date summary of research, but it is also a thought provoking look at the future.

--This text refers to an alternate Hardcover edition.

Editorial Reviews

Review

"Overall the quality of the papers is quite high and they all exemplify a biosocial perspective and relate their findings to general issues of human diversity and adaptation." --The Quarterly Review of Biology --This text refers to an alternate Hardcover edition.

Product Details

• Hardcover
• Publisher: C.A.B. International (February 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 085198777X
• ISBN-13: 978-0851987774