Neglected Tropical Diseases - Middle East and North Africa [Hardcover]

The Middle East and North Africa (MENA) is highly endemic for several neglected tropical diseases (NTDs), including viral, bacterial, protozoan and helminth infections. This new volume covers the most prevalent NTDs found in about 22 MENA countries emphasizing the disease burden, clinical manifestations and control approaches. Each individual chapter deals with one specific disease and is written by a group of experts on that topic.This volume covers the most prevalent neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) found in over 20 Middle East and North Africa countries. Includes an extensive discussion on disease burden, clinical manifestation and control approaches for individual diseases.Soil-transmitted helminths: ascariasis, trichuriasis and hookworms.- Schistosomiasis.- Fascioliasis.- Trachoma.- Cutaneous Leishmaniasis.- Visceral Leishmaniasis.- Leprosy.- Hemorrhagic Fevers.- Brucellosis.- Toxoplasmosis.- Rabies.

The volume reads as a collection of lecturescomprising a fascinating survey of the public health and tropical medicineissues of the MENA region & . The final product succeeds in providing aninterdisciplinary framework to those engaging directly in relevant fields bothin endemic and nonendemic regions, with thoroughly referenced text that offersa springboard for deeper study. The content could help shape public policy inthe years to come. (David A. Miller, Clinical Infectious Diseases, Vol. 61,September, 2015)

The authors wish to get commitment from research institutions, funding agencies, and government agencies and direct the book at researchers in infectious diseases and microbiology as well as people associated with nonprofit organizations and government officials. & This well-written book succeeds in highlighting the disease burden of a number of infections that have not received the attention they deserve from governments, nonprofit organizations, and even researchers. This is a needed book in a neglected field. (Amir S. Gholamilsà