Zoonoses represent a permanent risk to humans as well as animals. The parasitic zoonoses are becoming a major threat to public health in the present scenario and are increasing regularly due to unawareness about them. This book has been written for students of medical, veterinary, basic and allied sciences and others interested in the management of parasitic zoonotic diseases with necessary information on the understanding of the disease, prevention and control. Special emphasis has been laid on recent epidemiology, diagnosis, life cycle, symptoms, prevention and control of zoonotic diseases of parasitic origin. The present book is a handbook and will also serve as a reference book in various scientific disciplines.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR Veer Singh Rathore
Prof. Veer Singh Rathor did B.V.Sc. & A.H. and M.V.Sc. (Parasitology) from Rajasthan Veterinary College, Bikaner and Ph.D. (Parasitology) from C.C.S. Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar. He is an eminent Parasitologist with 20 years hands-on teaching and research experience and with more than 50 research publications in national and international journals of repute to his credit. He is the first recipient of the prestigious Jawaharlal Nehru Award of ICAR in the field of Vaterinary Parasitology. He has worked on different parasitic problems and his Master’s as well as Ph.D. degrees are on Trypanosoma evansi. He visited the U.K., Japan, Thailand, South Africa and Kenya as a scientific delegate to several international symposia and conferences. He is ex-vice president and founder-member of the Indian Association for the Advancement of Veterinary Parasitology. He is a life member of more than a dozen scientific bodies and has chaired sessions in various national and international conferences in India and abroad. Presently, he holds the additional responsibility of Director of Students Welfare of S.D. Agricultural University, Sardarkrushinagar, Gujarat.
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