Pets and Parasites

Canine Parasites of dogs and cats offers a concise summary, including the distribution, epidemiology, life cycle, morphology, clinical manifestations, diagnosis, prophylaxis and therapeutic measures on the most important parasites affecting dogs and cats. The book includes their classification, structure, lifecycles, occurrence, and the diagnosis and treatment of infestations. Chapters are presented in a consistent and logical format with extensive use of tables, photographs and line drawings that help veterinarians and students quickly find answers to questions. The book informs more than 100 different species of parasite related to the canine world and is aimed not only at veterinary practitioners but also in dog and cat enthusiasts, pharmacies and laboratories.

Autorentext
Doctor of Veterinary Medicine, parasitology Department, Zagazig University, Egypt. holds PhD in Parasitology on Filariasis in dogs and postdoctoral studies on Effect of chemotherapy on specific antibody levels ( I gM, IgG1, IgG2 and IgA) in Brugia malayi in infected Mastomys coucha at Giessen , Germany From 1993 to 1994.