Main description:

This volume of the Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTD) series covers the most prevalent NTDs in Oceania. This book will discuss in detail pathology, diagnostics and control approaches of selected NTDs in the geographic region. A large part of Oceania's population lives in poverty and therefore is at high risk for certain parasitic diseases, such as hookworm infection, lymphatic filariasis, strongyloidiasis or scabies. In addition viral infections such as dengue and new emerging viruses are of importance as major health risks for people living and traveling in this area. Each chapter focuses on one specific disease or series of related diseases, and provides in-depth insights into the topic.

Contents:

Cholera in Oceania.- Hookworm Infection in Oceania.- Strongyloidiasis in Oceania.- Lymphatic Filariasis in Oceania.- Yaws in Oceania: new tools for the global eradication campaign.- Plasmodium vivax in Oceania.- Human Leptospirosis in Oceania.- Arboviruses of Oceania.- Dengue: emergence, determinants, and climate change.- Scabies.- Melioidosis: a neglected bacterial infection associated with high mortality.