Malaria : biology in the era of eradication / edited by Dyann F. Wirth, Pedro L. Alonso.
Wirth, Dyann Fergus, editor.; Alonso, Pedro L., editor.
2017
QR201.M3 M332 2017 (Mapit)
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Title Malaria : biology in the era of eradication / edited by Dyann F. Wirth, Pedro L. Alonso.
ISBN 9781621821229 (hardcover)
1621821226 (hardcover)
Published Cold Spring Harbor, New York : Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press, [2017]
Copyright ©2017
Language English
Description viii, 312 pages : illustrations ; 27 cm.
Call Number QR201.M3 M332 2017
Dewey Decimal Classification 614.5/32
Summary "Malaria affects hundreds of millions of people every year, killing several hundred thousand. This book examines the biology of the Plasmodium parasites responsible, the way the disease is transmitted via mosquitos, and current approaches to vaccination and treatment. Highlights include: - Malaria Epigenetics - Biology of Malaria Transmission - New approaches to vaccine discovery - Current and Future Prospects for Preventing Malaria Transmission Via the Use of Insecticides"-- Provided by publisher.
"Malaria affects hundreds of millions of people every year, killing several hundred thousand. This book examines the biology of the Plasmodium parasites responsible, the way the disease is transmitted via mosquitos, and current approaches to vaccination and treatment"-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography, etc. Note Includes bibliographical references and index.
Added Author Wirth, Dyann Fergus, editor.
Alonso, Pedro L., editor.
Series Cold Spring Harbor perspectives in medicine.
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