Main description:

Humans suffer from numerous parasitic foodborne zoonoses, many of which are caused by helminths. The helminth zoonoses of concern in this book were once limited to diseases of animals, but have now become transmissible to humans. This book reviews not only the prevalence and distribution of these zoonoses, including available health and economic impact data, but highlights gaps in our knowledge that must be filled in order to assess the importance of a particular zoonosis.

Contents:

Fish- and Invertebrate-Borne Parasites.- Liver Flukes.- Intestinal Flukes.- Paragonimiasis.- Diphyllobothriasis: The Diphyllobothrium latumHuman Infection Conundrum and Reconciliation with a Worldwide Zoonosis.- Anisakid Nematodes and Anisakiasis.- Capillariasis.- Gnathostomiasis.- Angiostrongyliasis.- Plant-Borne Parasites.- Plant-Borne Trematode Zoonoses: Fascioliasis and Fasciolopsiasis.- General Aspects of Infection.- Immunology of the Infection.- Molecular Epidemiology of Food-Borne Parasitic Zoonoses.