Ascaris: the Neglected Parasite

Content: 
Front Matter, Page iii
Copyright, Page iv
Dedication, Page v
Foreword, Pages xiii-xiv, Peter Hotez
Contributors, Pages xv-xvi, Francisca Abanyie, Roy M. Anderson, María-Gloria Basáñez, Jerzy M. Behnke, Martha Betson, John Blangero, Simon J. Brooker, Luis Caraballo, Philip J. Cooper, Charles D. Criscione, Christina Dold, Mona H. Fenstad, Camila A. Figuieredo, Albis Francesco Gabrielli, Robin B. Gasser, Peter Geldhof, Andrew Hall, Ross S. Hall, Celia V. Holland, T. Déirdre Hollingsworth,  et al.
Introduction, Pages xvii-xix, Celia Holland
Chapter 1 - Immunology of Ascaris and Immunomodulation, Pages 3-19, Philip J. Cooper, Camila A. Figuieredo
Chapter 2 - Ascaris and Allergy, Pages 21-50, Luis Caraballo
Chapter 3 - Ascaris – Antigens, Allergens, Immunogenetics, Protein Structures, Pages 51-79, Malcolm W. Kennedy
Chapter 4 - Implications of Ascaris Co-infection, Pages 81-103, Francisca Abanyie, Tracey J. Lamb
Chapter 5 - Larval Ascariasis: Impact, Significance, and Model Organisms, Pages 107-125, Celia V. Holland, Jerzy M. Behnke, Christina Dold
Chapter 6 - The Neurobiology of Ascaris and Other Parasitic Nematodes, Pages 127-152, Antony O.W. Stretton, Aaron G. Maule
Chapter 7 - Ascaris lumbricoides: New Epidemiological Insights and Mathematical Approaches, Pages 155-201, Martin Walker, Andrew Hall, María-Gloria Basáñez
Chapter 8 - Genetic Epidemiology of Ascaris: Cross-transmission between Humans and Pigs, Focal Transmission, and Effective Population Size, Pages 203-230, Charles D. Criscione
Chapter 9 - Transmission Dynamics of Ascaris lumbricoides – Theory and Observation, Pages 231-262, T. Déirdre Hollingsworth, James E. Truscott, Roy M. Anderson
Chapter 10 - From the Twig Tips to the Deeper Branches: New Insights into Evolutionary History and Phylogeography of Ascaris, Pages 265-285, Martha Betson, Peter Nejsum, J. Russell Stothard
Chapter 11 - Decoding the Ascaris suum Genome using Massively Parallel Sequencing and Advanced Bioinformatic Methods – Unprecedented Prospects for Fundamental and Applied Research, Pages 287-314, Aaron R. Jex, Shiping Liu, Bo Li, Neil D. Young, Ross S. Hall, Yingrui Li, Peter Geldhof, Peter Nejsum, Paul W. Sternberg, Jun Wang, Huanming Yang, Robin B. Gasser
Chapter 12 - Genetics of Human Host Susceptibility to Ascariasis, Pages 315-340, Sarah Williams-Blangero, Mona H. Fenstad, Satish Kumar, John Blangero
Chapter 13 - Ascaris lumbricoides and Ascariasis: Estimating Numbers Infected and Burden of Disease, Pages 343-362, Simon J. Brooker, Rachel L. Pullan
Chapter 14 - Impact of Ascaris suum in Livestock, Pages 363-381, Stig Milan Thamsborg, Peter Nejsum, Helena Mejer
Chapter 15 - Approaches to Control of STHs including Ascariasis, Pages 383-393, Antonio Montresor, Albis Francesco Gabrielli, Lorenzo Savioli
Chapter 16 - Diagnosis and Control of Ascariasis in Pigs, Pages 395-425, Johnny Vlaminck, Peter Geldhof
Index, Pages 427-439