The future impact of societal and cultural factors on parasitic disease - Some emerging issues

International Journal for Parasitology

Volumn 31, Issue 9, 2001, Pages 949-959

  Thompson, R C Andrew ^a  

^a MURDOCH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Change; Culture; Emerging infectious diseases; Exotic diseases; Host exposure; Host susceptibility; Society; Surveillance; Wildlife

Indexed keywords

ANTHELMINTIC AGENT; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; ANTIMALARIAL AGENT; BENZIMIDAZOLE; MACROLIDE; MEBENDAZOLE; PYRANTEL;

CULTURAL INFLUENCE; PARASITIC DISEASE; SOCIAL IMPACT;

AGING; BEHAVIOR; CONFERENCE PAPER; CULTURAL FACTOR; DRUG USE; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; HOST SUSCEPTIBILITY; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; MALNUTRITION; NONHUMAN; PARASITE TRANSMISSION; PARASITOSIS; SOCIAL ASPECT; WILDLIFE;

ANIMALS; ASIA, SOUTHEASTERN; AUSTRALIA; CULTURAL CHARACTERISTICS; FOOD POISONING; HOST-PARASITE RELATIONS; HUMANS; PARASITES; PARASITIC DISEASES; PARASITIC DISEASES, ANIMAL; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; ZOONOSES;

EID: 0034983069     PISSN: 00207519     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0020-7519(01)00202-8     Document Type: Conference Paper

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