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Acha: Zoonoses and Communicable Diseases Common to Man & Animals, Vol. III (Parasitoses)

By Pedro N. Acha and Boris Szyfres

2003 (3rd ed), 424 pages, $36 list

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Ash: Atlas of Human Parasitology
By Lawrence R Ash and Thomas C Orihel

2007 (5th ed), 540 pages, 856 illus, $200 list

The goal of the new 5th edition of Ash & Orihel's Atlas of Human Parasitology is to provide the user with the most comprehensive and up-to-date source of information for parasite diagnosis in the laboratory.

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Ash: Atlas of Human Parasitology Slide Set; 1997, 255 35-mm slides of more than 100 parasites, including Cyclospora, microsporidia, Babesia and malaria parasites.

  

Camil: Elsevier's Dictionary of Tropical Medicine and Clinical Parasitology; June 2006, 600 pages.  This dictionary will contain terms covering etiological agents, epidemiology, pathogenesis, pathology, clinical picture, diagnosis, therapy and prevention of tropical parasitic diseases; General parasitology (e.g., taxonomy of parasitic creatures); Problems and topics specific to tropical medicine; Geographic distribution of tropical and parasitic diseases.

  

Garcia: Diagnostic Medical Parasitology
By Lynne Shore Garcia

2006 (5th ed), 1202 pages, 13 color plates, $160 list

Designed as a training aid and rapid reference for laboratory staff, this text provides summaries of diagnostic procedures and organism morphology and offers descriptions of the parasites with clear illustrations.

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Garcia: Practical Guide to Diagnostic Parasitology

By Lynne Garcia

2009 (2nd ed), 486 pages, $90 list

The book features brief, accessible summaries of ordering and collection guidelines, diagnostic procedures, and artifact/organism morphology.  Descriptions of parasites are accompanied by clear diagrammatic and photographic illustrations to facilitate identification.  With its diagnostic algorithms, quick-reference tables, identification keys, answers to frequently asked questions, and extensive information on method selection and clinical relevance, this guide is indispensable for lab work.

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Gosling: Dictionary of Parasitology; July 2005, 408 pages.  Defines all the basic principles of parasitology, together with a wealth of other information. Written in a clear, concise, and authoritative manner, this up-to-date reference covers human, animal, and plant parasites, including the morphology and life cycle of parasites, the current internationally agreed taxonomic terminology, scientific and research aspects of the study of parasites, and the diagnosis and treatment of parasitic infestation.  more

  

Heelan: Cases in Human Parasitology; September 2004, 243 pages.  Presents 62 cases in which parasites are suspected of causing an infectious disease.  In addition to infections caused by well-known parasites, new, and emerging parasites, the book includes cases infrequently seen in this country.  Each case opens with a patient history and description of symptoms, and most are accompanied by a color image of the parasite. Reverse pages explain issues of diagnosis, epidemiology, prevention, and treatment.

  

Sullivan: A Color Atlas of Parasitology; 2001, 138 pages, high resolution photographs printed at 1200 x 600, “a great reference for identifying specimens in the laboratory.”

  

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