Title
Dog parasites endangering human health
Contents
Preface
1. Introduction (Heinz Mehlhorn, Christina Strube)
2. The zoonotic dog roundworm Toxocaracanis, a worldwide burden of public health(Patrick Waindok, Marie-Kristin Raulf, Andrea Springer, Christina Strube)
3. Canine leishmaniasis (Gad Baneth)
4. The Challenges with Canine Giardia (Dwight Bowman)
5. Dogs and their role in the eco-epidemiology of Chagas disease (Ricardo E. Gürtler, Marta V. Cardinal)
6. Echinococcus species - tiny tapeworms (Heinz Mehlhorn)
7. An update on the status of hydatidosis/echinococcosis in domestic animals, wildlife and humans in Australia (David J Jenkins)
8. Dipylidiumcaninum (Heinz Mehlhorn)
9. Ancylostoma caninum and other canine hookworms (John M. Hawdon, Kira A. Wise)
10. Strongyloidiasis - really a zoonosis? (Adrian Streit)
11. Dirofilaria spp. Do they get under your skin (or into your heart)? (Alice Vismarra, Marco Genchi, Chiara Cattabiani, Laura Kramer)
12. Guinea worm infection in dogs: a case of reverse zoonosis that impedes Dracunculusmedinensiseradication (M. Teresa Galán-Puchades)
13. Ticks, dogs and humans - an endangered community (Heinz Mehlhorn)
14. Trematodes attacking dogs and humans (Heinz Mehlhorn)