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Outlines new approaches to the prevention and control of intestinal parasitic infections made possible by the recent discovery of safe and effective therapeutic drugs, the improvement and simplification of diagnostic procedures, and advances in the understanding of parasite population biology. Newly available information on the economic and social impact of these infections is used to illustrate the necessity, as well as the feasibility, of bringing these infections under control. In view of the striking variations in the biology of different intestinal parasites and in the form and severity of the diseases they cause, the book opens with individual profiles for each of the main helminthic and protozoan infections of public health importance. A second section examines the costs arising from failure to control intestinal parasitic infections. Effects on nutrition, growth and development, on work and productivity, and on medical care costs are considered together with example of national expenditures on the treatment of selected infections. Of particular practical value is a section outlining strategies for prevention and control. Readers are informed of the different approaches required for the major helminthic and protozoan infections, the approaches most appropriate for reaching short- and long-term objectives, and the factors that should be considered when evaluating priorities, costs and benefits. Additional information covers suitable methods and tools for monitoring and surveillance, data management, diagnosis, and chemotherapy
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Enteropatias ParasitáriasRESUMO
Ce rapport décrit les nouvelles méthodes de lutte contre les parasitoses intestinales mises au point grâce à la découverte de médicaments efficaces et sans danger, à l'amélioration et à la simplification de certaines méthodes de diagnostic et aux progrès réalisés en biologie des populations parasitaires. A partir de données nouvelles sur l'impact économique et social de ces infections, il montre qu'il est nécessaire et possible, de les maîtriser. Cet ouvrage très pratique (tant par son contenu que par sa visée) est un exposé très convaincant quant à la faisabilité de la lutte contre les parasitoses intestinales et contient en même temps tout un ensemble de recommandations utiles en ce qui concerne le choix des méthodes les plus appropriées et leur application
