Table of Contents

1 Helminth zoonoses in African perspective.- Dog and man in Africa.- Cattle and man in Africa.- Future medical-veterinary-zoological cooperation.- Conclusions.- Notes.- References.- 2 Echinococcosis — a plague on pastoralists.- Life cycle.- Current status of human hydatidosis in Africa.- Public health importance of E. granulosus in Africa.- Diagnosis of human hydatidosis.- Serology.- Treatment of human hydatidosis.- Domestic intermediate hosts.- Role of domestic dogs.- Wildlife cycles in Africa.- Species and strain differences of Echinococcus in Africa.- Control.- Conclusions and future prospects.- References.- 3 The zoonotic Taeniae of Africa.- History and biology.- Epidemiology.- Zoonotic importance.- Meat inspection.- Public health measures.- Economic impact.- Diagnosis.- Cysticerosis.- Treatment.- Immunoprophylaxis.- Conclusions.- References.- 4 Trichinella in Africa and the nelsoni affair.- North Africa.- Africa south of the Sahara.- Epidemiology.- The nelsoni affair.- L’envoi.- Afterword.- References.- 5 The African ‘hookworm’ problem: an overview.- Importance and distribution.- Other hookworm-like parasites.- Zoonotic aspects.- Clinical and immunological aspects.- Treatment.- Control.- Future prospects.- References.- 6 Onchocerciasis — river blindness.- Life cycle.- Pathology.- Epidemiology and control within Africa.- Experimental investigations with laboratory models.- Acknowledgements.- References.- 7 Dracunculus in Africa.- Public health importance of dracunculiasis.- Current situation in Africa.- Control measures.- Anthelmintic treatment.- Dracunculiasis as a zoonosis.- References.- 8 Animal reservoirs of schistosomiasis.- Life cycle.- Schistosoma haematobium.- Schistosoma mansoni.- Concluding remarks and recommendation for future studies.- References.- 9 Baboons, bovine and bilharzia vaccines.- Heterologous immunity — the first experimental evidence.- Heterologous and homologous immunity to 5. mansoni compared in baboons.- Heterologous immunity between schistosomes and liver flukes -implications for understanding the immune mechanisms involved.- Pathogenesis of bovine bilharziasis.- Practical evaluation of live vaccines - sheep and cattle.- Practical evaluation of live vaccines in baboons.- References.- 10 Zoonotic helminths of wild and domestic animals in Africa.- Trematode zoonoses.- Cestode zoonoses.- Nematode zoonoses.- Future prospects.- References.

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