Amebiasis presents the most up-to-date overview of the field, encompassing all aspects of epidemiology, clinical management, and research. The most authoritative physicians and scientists worldwide have contributed to this effort. Future research directions are well defined by those at the cutting edge of the field. Students, postgraduate trainees, clinicians and researchers will find great value in these concise reviews.
Entamoeba Histolytica - an overview of the biology of the organism, C.G. Clark et al; epidemiology, T.F.H.G. Jackson; mechanisms of host resistance, D. Campbell and K. Chadee; pathogenesis and molecular biology, G. Ramakrishnan and W.A. Petri Jr; clinical manifestations and diagnosis, S.L. Reed; treatment, D.R. Pillai et al; prevention and potential of new interventions, S.L. Stanley Jr; current controversies, J.I. Ravdin; unresolved and open questions in research, D. Mirelman.
"... an excellent introduction to a fascinating, baffling and still medically extremely significant parasite." Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 2000