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Cryptosporidium: parasite and disease

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  • © 2014

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Editors:
  1. Simone M. Cacciò

    1. Department of Infectious, Parasitic and Immunomediated Diseases, Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Rome, Italy

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  2. Giovanni Widmer

    1. Tufts Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine Division of Infectious Diseases, North Grafton, USA

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  • Gives an up to date overview to all aspects of parasite biology and disease symptoms in cryptosporidiosis
  • Describes molecular biology, epidemiology and host-parasite interaction in detail
  • Provides information on diagnosis, symptoms and treatment for physicians and veterinarians
  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

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This new volume on Cryptosporidium and Cryptosporidiosis discusses all relevant aspects of the biology, molecular biology, host-parasite interaction, epidemiology as well as diagnosis and treatment of these widespread parasites. It represents a useful guide for physicians, microbiologists, veterinarians and water professionals seeking advanced knowledge and guidance about these important parasitic pathogens. A section on practical lab procedures discusses step-by-step guidelines for sample preparation and lab procedures. The new book may further serve as a reference work for graduate students in medical and veterinary microbiology.​  

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Table of contents (13 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xi
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  2. Taxonomy and Epidemiology of Cryptosporidium

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. Taxonomy and Molecular Taxonomy

      • Una Ryan, Lihua Xiao
      Pages 3-41

    3. Epidemiology of Human Cryptosporidiosis

      • Simone M. Cacciò, Lorenza Putignani
      Pages 43-79

    4. Molecular Epidemiology of Human Cryptosporidiosis

      • Gordon L. Nichols, Rachel M. Chalmers, Stephen J. Hadfield
      Pages 81-147

    5. Cryptosporidiosis in Farmed Animals

      • Lucy J. Robertson, Camilla Björkman, Charlotte Axén, Ronald Fayer
      Pages 149-235

    6. Cryptosporidiosis in Other Vertebrates

      • Martin Kváč, John McEvoy, Brianna Stenger, Mark Clark
      Pages 237-323

  3. Molecular Biology

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 325-325
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    2. Cryptosporidium: Current State of Genomics and Systems Biological Research

      • Aaron R. Jex, Robin B. Gasser
      Pages 327-344

    3. From Genome to Proteome: Transcriptional and Proteomic Analysis of Cryptosporidium Parasites

      • Jonathan M. Wastling, Nadine P. Randle
      Pages 345-359

    4. Cryptosporidium Metabolism

      • Guan Zhu, Fengguang Guo
      Pages 361-379

  4. Host-parasite Interaction

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 381-381
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    2. Human Cryptosporidiosis: A Clinical Perspective

      • Henry Shikani, Louis M. Weiss
      Pages 383-421

    3. Immunology of Cryptosporidiosis

      • Guoku Hu, Yaoyu Feng, Steven P. O’Hara, Xian-Ming Chen
      Pages 423-454

    4. Treatment of Cryptosporidiosis

      • Jan R. Mead, Michael J. Arrowood
      Pages 455-486

  5. Cryptosporidium and Water

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 487-487
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  6. Cryptosporidium and Water

    1. Cryptosporidium Oocysts in Drinking Water and Recreational Water

      • Paul A. Rochelle, George D. Di Giovanni
      Pages 489-513

    2. Removal and Inactivation of Cryptosporidium from Water

      • Paul Monis, Brendon King, Alexandra Keegan
      Pages 515-552

  7. Back Matter

    Pages 553-564
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Editors and Affiliations

  • Department of Infectious, Parasitic and Immunomediated Diseases, Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Rome, Italy

    Simone M. Cacciò

  • Tufts Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine Division of Infectious Diseases, North Grafton, USA

    Giovanni Widmer

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