Food-Borne Parasitic Zoonoses Fish and Plant-Borne Parasites
The food-borne parasites discussed in this book are infections of animals which are transmissible to humans and constitute an important component of the Neglected Tropical Diseases (The World Health Organization). The increasing recognition of the public
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World Class Parasites VOLUME 11 Volumes in the World Class Parasites book series are written for researchers, students and scholars who enjoy reading about excellent research on problems of global signifi cance. Each volume focuses on a parasite, or group of parasites, that has a major impact on human health, or agricultural productivity, and against which we have no satisfactory defense. The volumes are intended to supplement more formal texts that cover taxonomy, life cycles, morphology, vector distribution, symptoms and treatment. They integrate vector, pathogen and host biology and celebrate the diversity of approach that comprises modern parasitological research.
Series Editors Samuel J. Black, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA, U.S.A. J. Richard Seed, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, U.S.A.
FOOD-BORNE PARASITIC ZOONOSES Fish and Plant-Borne Parasites edited by
K. Darwin Murrell and
Bernard Fried
Bernard Fried Department of Biology Lafayette College Easton, PA USA [email protected]
K. Darwin Murrell Centre for Experimental Parasitology Department of Veterinary Pathobiology Faculty of Life Sciences University of Copenhagen Denmark [email protected]
Series Editors Samuel J. Black University of Massachusetts Amherst, MA USA
Richard J. Seed University of North Carolina Chapel Hill. NC USA
Library of Congress Control Number: 2007926436
ISBN-13: 978-0-387-71357-1
e-ISBN-13: 978-0-387-71358-8
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Preface
Humans suffer from numerous parasitic foodborne zoonoses, many of which are caused by helminths. The helminth zoonoses of concern in this book are normally limited to diseases of animals that have now become transmissible to humans. In the past, these diseases were limited to populations living in low- and middle-income countries, but the geographical limits and populations at risk are expanding and changing because of growing international markets, improved transportation systems, and demographic changes (such as population movements). The World Health Organization (WHO) has estimated the number of people currently infected with just foodborne trematodes exceeds 41 million, and the number of people at risk worldwide, including those in developed countries, is 7
