Main description:

The Advances in Parasitology series includes medical studies of parasites of major influence, along with reviews of more traditional areas, such as zoology, taxonomy and life history, all topics which help to shape current thinking and applications. This latest release includes chapters on the discovery of selected compounds with anthelmintic activity against the barber's pole worm - where to from now?, zoonotic transmission of intestinal parasites: implications for control and elimination, taenia asiatica with a historical overview of taeniasis and cysticercosis, advances on the use of automated image analysis of parasite larval assays, and much more.

Contents:

1. A perspective on the discovery of selected compounds with anthelmintic activity against the barber's pole worm - where to from now? 2. Zoonotic transmission of intestinal helminths in southeast Asia: implications for control and elimination 3. Taenia asiatica: Historical overview of taeniasis and cysticercosis with molecular characterization 4. Elucidating the molecular and developmental biology of parasitic nematodes: Moving to a multiomics paradigm