ABSTRACT
The parasitic load in cold northern climates is widely under-appreciated. Many texts on parasitology concentrate on tropical parasitic infections, so the reader can be forgiven for thinking that parasites are not a problem in the northern part of the world. Parasites of the Colder Climates redresses the balance by focusing on parasites indigenous t
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part |2 pages
Part 1 Introduction
part |2 pages
PART 2 General epidemiology in countries in the North: past and present
chapter 4|11 pages
Prevalence of human parasites in Iceland
Karl Skírnisson, Sigur ur H. Richter, and Matthías Eydal
chapter 5|13 pages
Prevalence of parasites in the Baltic states (Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania): epidemiology past and present ATS METSIS, ANTS JÕGISTE, REGINA VIRBALIENÉ, AND LUDMILA JUREVICA
Ats Metsis, Ants Jõgiste, Regina Virbaliené, and Ludmila Jurevica
chapter 7|12 pages
Prevalence of parasites in Canada and Alaska
Theresa W. Gyorkos, J. Dick MacLean, Bouchra Serhir, and Brian Ward
part |2 pages
PART 3 Important parasites in the North: biology, pathogenesis and epidemiology
part |2 pages
Part 4 Clinical presentation and laboratory investigations
part |2 pages
Part 5 Laboratory diagnostics methods
chapter 29|12 pages
PCR-based diagnosis of Toxoplasma gondii infections
Nancy P. Nenonen, Tomas Bergström, and Sigvard Olofsson
part |2 pages
Part 6 Historical review
