Includes photograph of the late Professor Ben Dawes and his wife.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Front Cover; Advances in Parasitolgy, Volume 15; Copyright Page; Contents; Contributors to Volume 15; Preface; Tribute; Chapter 1. Vector Relationships in the Trypanosomatidae; I. Introduction; II. Lower Vertebrate Trypanosomes and their Vectors; III. Mammalian Trypanosomes and their Vectors; IV. Leishmania-Sandfly Relationships; V. Monoxenous Trypanosomatids in Insects; VI. Effect of Other Organisms on Trypanosomatidae in Insects; VII. Conclusions; Acknowledgements; References; Chapter 2. East Coast Fever: Some Recent Research in East Africa; I. Introduction.
Chapter 4. The Host-Parasite Interface of TrematodesI. Introduction; II. The Trematode Gut; III. The Tegument; Acknowledgements; References; Chapter 5. Brugian Filariasis: Epidemiological and Experimental Studies; I. Introduction; II. Human Filariasis; III. Vector-Parasite Relationships; IV. Definitive Host-Parasite Relationships; V. Pathology; VI. Immunology; VII. Chemotherapy; VIII. Control of Brugian Filariasis; Acknowledgements; References; Chapter 6. Experimental Epidemiology of Hydatidosis and Cysticercosis; I. Introduction; II. Evolution of Regulation of Cestode Populations.
II. The Causative Organisms of East Coast FeverIII. The Development of the Parasites in the Tick Vectors; IV. Techniques for Infecting Ticks, and for Harvesting Parasites from them; V. The Development of the Parasites in the Bovine Host; VI. Vaccination; VII. Cross-immunity; VIII. Immunodiagnosis; Acknowledgements; References; Chapter 3. Seasonal Occurrence of Helminths in Freshwater Fishes: Part 1. Monogenea; I. Introduction; II. Seasonal Studies; III. Seasonal Studies in World Climatic Zones; IV. General Conclusions; Acknowledgements; References.
III. Pathogenesis and the Infective Pattern of Larval CestodesIV. Innate Resistance and the Infective Pattern of Larval Cestodes; V. Intrinsic Factors Modifying the Infective Pattern in the Homologous Situation; VI. Factors Modifying the Infective Pattern in Heterologous Systems; VII. Maternal Factors Modifying the Infective Pattern in Homologous and Heterologous Systems; VIII. Observations on Egg Populations and their Effective Life Span; IX. Infection Pressures and Dispersion Patterns of Eggs in the Field; X. Animal Husbandry Practices Modifying the Infective Pattern.
XI. Special Considerations in Human Hydatidosis and CysticercosisXII. Conclusions; References; Author Index; Subject Index.