The Epidemiology of Plasmodium Vivax: History, Hiatus and Hubris

First published in 1963, Advances in Parasitology contains comprehensive and up-to-date reviews in all areas of interest in contemporary parasitology. Advances in Parasitology includes medical studies on parasites of major influence, such as Plasmodium falciparum and trypanosomes. The series also contains reviews of more traditional areas, such as zoology, taxonomy, and life history, which shape current thinking and applications. Eclectic volumes are supplemented by thematic volumes on various topics, including control of human parasitic diseases and global mapping of infectious diseases. The 2010 impact factor is1.683.

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Contains reviews in various areas of interest in contemporary parasitology. This book includes medical studies on parasites of major influence, such as Plasmodium falciparum and trypanosomes. It also contains reviews of traditional areas, such as zoology, taxonomy, and life history, which shape current thinking and applications.

Zusammenfassung
Contains reviews in all areas of interest in contemporary parasitology. This title includes medical studies on parasites of major influence, such as Plasmodium falciparum and trypanosomes. It also contains reviews of more traditional areas, such as zoology, taxonomy, and life history, which shape thinking and applications.

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1. The Global Public Health Significance of Plasmodium vivax Simon I. Hay, Peter W. Gething, Iqbal R. F. Elyazar, Ric N. Price and J. Kevin Baird
2. Plasmodium vivax Biology: The Life Strategies of a Persistent Parasite John W. Barnwell, Esmeralda V. S. Meyer and Mary R. Galinski
3. Plasmodium vivax Relapse: Biology, Epidemiology, and Therapeutic Implications Nicholas J. White and M. Imwong
4. The Clinical Medicine of Plasmodium vivax Nicholas M. Anstey, Nicholas M. Douglas, Jeanne Rini Poespoprodjo and Ric N. Price
5. Plasmodium vivax Malaria Therapy for Neurosyphilis Georges Snounou and Jean-Louis Pérignon
6. Resistance to Plasmodium vivax Peter A. Zimmerman, Marcelo Urbano Ferreira, Rosalind E. Howes and Odile Mercereau-Puijalon
7. Natural Acquisition of Immunity to P. vivax: Epidemiological Observations and Potential Targets Ivo Mueller, Mary R. Galinski, Myriam Arevalo-Herrera, Takafumi Tsuboi and Christopher L. King
8. Diagnosis and Treatment of Plasmodium vivax Infections J. Kevin Baird, Jason D Maguire and Ric N. Price
9. G6PD Deficiency: Global Distribution, Genetic Variants and Primaquine Therapy Rosalind E. Howes, Ari W. Satyagraha, Lucio Luzzatto, J. Kevin Baird and Simon I. Hay
10. The Epidemiology of Plasmodium vivax David L. Smith, Christinah Chiyaka, Simon I. Hay and F. Ellis McKenzie
11. The Genomics, Population Genetics and Evolutionary History of Plasmodium vivax Jane M. Carlton, Aparup Das and Ananias Escalante
12. Reducing Transmission of Plasmodium vivax Malaria Using Antimalarial Drugs Nicholas M. Douglas, George K. John, Lorenz von Seidlein, Nicholas M. Anstey and Ric N. Price
13. Control and Elimination of Plasmodium vivax G. Dennis Shanks