Advances in Parasitology

First published in 1963, Advances in Parasitology contains comprehensive and up-to-date reviews in all areas of interest in contemporary parasitology.

Advances in Parasitology includes medical studies on parasites of major influence, such as Plasmodium falciparum and trypanosomes. The series also contains reviews of more traditional areas, such as zoology, taxonomy, and life history, which shape current thinking and applications.

Eclectic volumes are supplemented by thematic volumes on various topics, including control of human parasitic diseases and global mapping of infectious diseases. The 2010 impact factor is1.683

Informs and updates on all the latest developments in the fieldContributions from leading authorities and industry experts

1. Northern Host - Parasite Assemblages: History and Biogeography on the Borderlands of Episodic Climate and Environmental Transition

Eric. P. Hoberg, Kurt E. Galbreath, Joseph A. Cook, Susan J. Kutz and Lydden Polley

2. Parasites in Ungulates of Arctic North America and Greenland: A View of Contemporary Diversity, Ecology, and Impact in a World Under Change

Susan J. Kutz, Julie Ducrocq, Guilherme G. Verocai, Bryanne M. Hoar, Doug D. Colwell, Kimberlee B. Beckmen, Lydden Polley, Brett T. Elkin and Eric P. Hoberg

3. Neorickettsial Endosymbionts of the Digenea: Diversity, Transmission and Distribution

Jefferson A. Vaughan, Vasyl V. Tkach and Stephen E. Greiman

4. Priorities for the Elimination of Sleeping Sickness

S.C. Welburn and I. Maudlin

5. Scabies: Important Clinical Consequences Explained by New Molecular Studies

Katja Fischer, Deborah Holt, Bart Currie and David Kemp

6. Chagas Disease Control in the Surveillance Phase