Table of Contents

Epidemiology and Zoonotic Potential of Giardia Infections.- Entamoeba Histolytica and Entamoeba Dispar, the Non-Identical Twins.- Epidemiology and Strain Variation of Cryptosporidium.- Cyclospora Cayetanensis: An Emergent and Still Perplexing Coccidian Parasite.- Antigenic Variation of the VSP Genes of Giardia Lamblia.- Pathogenisis and Immunity to Entamoeba Histolytica.- Innate and T Cell-Mediated Immune Responses in Cryptosporidiosis.- Rationale Approaches to Treating Cryptosporidium, Cyclospora, Giardia and Entamoeba.- Inactivation and Removal of Enteric Protozoa in Water.- Monitoring of Giardia and Cryptosporidium in Water in the UK and US.- Entamoeba Histolytica Genome.- Cryptosproridium Parvum Genomics: Impact on Research and Control.

About the Author

Charles R. Sterling is a Professor in the Department of Veterinary Science and Microbiology at the University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona. Rodney D. Adam is a Professor in the Department of Microbiology and Immunology at the University Of Arizona Health Science Center, Tucson, Arizona.