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GEORGIS’ PARASITOLOGY FOR VETERINARIANS

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Contributors

Preface

Contents

CHAPTER 1 - INTRODUCTION

COMMON TERMS IN PARASITOLOGY

CONVENTIONS OF TAXONOMIC CLASSIFICATION

IDENTIFICATION AND DIAGNOSIS

RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN PARASITES AND HOSTS

REFERENCE

CHAPTER 2 - ARTHROPODS

CLASS INSECTA

CLASS ARACHNIDA

CLASS CRUSTACEA

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CHAPTER 3 - PROTOZOANS

ZOOMASTIGINA

CILIOPHORA (CILIATES)

APICOMPLEXA

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CHAPTER 4 - HELMINTHS

PHYLUM PLATYHELMINTHES

PHYLUM NEMATODA

MISCELLANEOUS WORMS

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CHAPTER 5 - Vector-Borne Diseases

VIRAL PATHOGENS TRANSMITTED BY ARTHROPODS

RICKETTSIAL PATHOGENS TRANSMITTED BY VECTORS

OTHER BACTERIAL PATHOGENS TRANSMITTED BY VECTORS

VECTOR-BORNE PROTOZOA AND HELMINTHS

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CHAPTER 6 - Antiparasitic Drugs

DEVELOPMENT

INSECTICIDES

ANTIPROTOZOALS

ANTHELMINTICS

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CHAPTER 7 - Diagnostic Parasitology

FECAL EXAMINATION

GENERAL IDENTIFICATION OF EGGS, CYSTS, AND LARVAE

SKIN SCRAPINGS FOR MANGE DIAGNOSIS

NECROPSY PROCEDURES

PARASITES OF DOGS

PARASITES OF CATS

PARASITES OF RUMINANTS

PARASITES OF HORSES

PARASITES OF SWINE

PARASITES OF LABORATORY RABBITS AND RODENTS

PARASITES OF MONKEYS AND APES

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CHAPTER 8 - Histopathologic Diagnosis

ARTHROPODS

PROTOZOA

HELMINTHS

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APPENDIX - Antiparasite Products by Species

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