"The Epidemiology and Ecology of Leishmaniasis" ed. by David Claborn

This book addresses some of this variety with chapters on the epidemiology of leishmaniasis in North Africa, Central America, and South America.

The purpose of the book is not to specifically address diagnosis and treatment of the disease, but rather to provide a sample of the differing epidemiologies of leishmaniasis that occur due to variations in local habitats; the presence of different vectors, reservoirs, and agents; and the wide variety of cultures in which this disease occurs.

Leishmaniasis is a vector-borne, parasitic disease with tremendous variety in presentation, biology, and epidemiology. Any book on this disease must acknowledge the nearly impossible task of providing an exhaustive account of leishmaniasis simply because the epidemiology of the disease is so very complex.


Contents
Preface
1 Living on the Edge: Border Countries Should Have Strict Veterinary and Health Policy on Leishmaniasis
2 Clinical Manifestations of Visceral Leishmaniasis (American Visceral Leishmaniasis)
3 Application of the Eco-Epidemiological Method in the Study of Leishmaniasis Transmission Foci
4 Visceral Leishmaniasis and Natural Infection Rates of Leishmania in Lutzomyia longipalpis in Latin America
5 Epidemiology of Cutaneous Leishmaniasis in Tunisia
6 Ecoepidemiology of American Visceral Leishmaniasis in Tocantins State, Brazil: Factors Associated with the Occurrence and Spreading of the Vector Lutzomyia (Lutzomyia) longipalpis (Lutz & Neiva, 1912) (Diptera: Psychodidae: Phlebotominae)
7 Leishmaniasis in Tunisia: History and New Insights into the Epidemiology of a Neglected Disease
8 Eco-Epidemiological and Immunological Features of Localized Cutaneous Leishmaniasis in Southeastern Mexico: Thirty Years of Study
9 Survey of Cutaneous Leishmaniasis in Mexico: Leishmania Species, Clinical Expressions and Risk Factors