Fungal Disease Resistance in Plants: Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, and Genetic Engineering

Fungal Disease Resistance in Plants: Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, and Genetic Engineering (Crop Science)
By Zamir K Punja

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* Hardcover: 266 pages
* Publisher: CRC; 1 edition (October 1, 2004)
* Language: English
* ISBN-10: 1560229608

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Of considerable value to advanced students and professionals in plant pathology, plant biochemistry, plant molecular biology, and crop biotechnology.

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A New Model for Analyzing Antimicrobial Peptides With Biomedical Applications

A New Model for Analyzing Antimicrobial Peptides With Biomedical Applications (Nato: Life and Behavioural Sciences, 343)
By E.L. Cooper, A. Beschin, M. Bilej (editors)

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* Hardcover: 208 pages
* Publisher: Ios Pr Inc (September 2002)
* Language: English
* ISBN-10: 1586032372

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This book is aimed at two audiences. First, it will present evidence for the earthworm's immune system. Second, the results strongly suggest that certain molecules of the earthworm's immune system may be exploited as natural antibiotics--thus the biomedical applications. There are two advantages for using earthworms. First, they are an inexpensive, non-controversial invertebrate model. Second, in contrast to other invertebrates (e.g. Drosophila, C elegans) they are essential for maintaining the integrity of soil. Earthworms have a highly effective immune system since cancer cannot be induced in them nor does it seem to occur in natural populations. Cytotoxicity of cancer cells has been examined in relation to two earthworm leukocytes based upon: structure; cell differentiation antigens; function revealed by FACS and mAbs. These cells are SMALL (8-11 µm) electron dense (SC), positive for human cell adhesion molecules (CD11a, CD45RA, CD45RO, CDw49b, CD54, for ?2-microglobulin and for Thy-1; LARGE (12-15 µm) electron lucent cells (LC), negative for these same markers. Leukocytes synthesize and secrete lytic molecules (fetidins, CCF-1, lysenin, eiseniapore) participate in recognition of, binding to, killing and sequestration of cancer cells in vitro. Earthworm lytic levels are significantly higher than those of human NK cells. Earthworms possess a highly evolved, unique and efficient immune system that has facilitated long-term survival.

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Fungal Genomics

Fungal Genomics (Applied Mycology and Biotechnology, Vol 4)
By G.G. Khachatourians, Dilip K Arora

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* Hardcover: 432 pages
* Publisher: Elsevier Science; 1 edition (February 25, 2004)
* Language: English
* ISBN-10: 0444516425

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Research in the genomics of a handful of fungi has matured at an unprecedented rate allowing comprehensive review. Developments in fungal genomics should be of great significance to new strategies in fields where disciplinary crossovers of fungal genomics, genes and their regulation, expression, and engineering will have a strong impact in dealing with agriculture, foods, natural resources, life sciences, biotechnology, informatics, metabolomics, pharmaceuticals and bioactive compounds.
This volume analyzes the commonly used molecular markers systems, and elaborates the development of biochemical genetics, which provides a model system that established the relationship between genes and enzymes. Current knowledge about the genomic and genetic variability of Candida albicans, the polymorphic fungus that is an opportunistic human pathogen of increasing medical importance, has been covered in detail. Current understanding of the genetics and functional genomic analysis of the most important fungal pathogens of staple food crops, rice and wheat among others is covered including chapters dealing with the genomics of economically important fungi such asMagnaporthe grisea, Aspergillus, Fusarium, Penicillium, Trichoderma, Rhizoctonia, Mycosphaerella graminicola, and entomopathogenic fungi. With several thousand recent citations, it is hoped that volume four will serve as a useful reference for knowledgeable veterans and beginners as well as those crossing disciplinary boundaries into the exciting field of biotechnology, genomics and bioinformatics of fungi.

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Imaging of Infection and Inflammation, An Issue of PET Clinics

Imaging of Infection and Inflammation, An Issue of PET Clinics (The Clinics: Radiology)
by Abass Alavi (Author), Hongming Zhuang (Author)

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* Hardcover: 240 pages
* Publisher: Saunders; 1 edition (June 30, 2006)
* Language: English
* ISBN-10: 1416037306

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Cytokines and the Brain, Volume 6

Cytokines and the Brain, Volume 6 (NeuroImmune Biology)
by Christopher Phelps (Editor), Elena Korneva (Editor)

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* Hardcover: 608 pages
* Publisher: Elsevier Science; 1 edition (June 16, 2008)
* Language: English
* ISBN-10: 044453041X

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This book opens a new page of neuroimmunebiology providing substantive experimental and clinical data to support current understanding in the field, and potential applications of this knowledge in the treatment of disease. The volume is a collection of complex, new data drawn from multiple areas of investigation in the field. The contents summarize current understanding on the presence and function of CNS cytokines and their receptors in a variety of central nervous system cells during health and disease. The chapters are a collection of complex, new data demonstrating the presence and synthesis of cytokines in brain cells, as well as their receptors on cell membranes in health and disease. The strength of the volume are the descriptions of the authors own investigations, together with those of others in the field pertaining to a large number of cytokines in brain function, as well as mechanisms involved in the development of CNS disorders, including multiple sclerosis and Alzheimers disease. Also included are novel approaches to the treatment of CNS disorders based on new experimental data. The contributors to this volume are internationally known scientists and clinical researchers in their respective fields of investigation and treatment.
* Opens a new page of neuroimmunebiology and provides substantive evidence for the promise of this field in the treatment of disease
* Summarizes current understanding on the presence and function of CNS cytokines and their receptors in a variety of central nervous system cells during health and disease
* Includes novel approaches to the treatment of CNS disorders based on new experimental data
* Offers new insight into triggers for the development of autoimmune diseases in the brain and the possibilities for treatment

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AIDS/HIV

AIDS/HIV (Information Plus Reference Series)
by Barbara Wexler

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* Paperback: 153 pages
* Publisher: Gale Cengage; 1 edition (April 11, 2008)
* Language: English
* ISBN-10: 1414407424

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Fungi in Bioremediation

Fungi in Bioremediation (British Mycological Society Symposia)
By G. M. Gadd

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* Hardcover: 496 pages
* Publisher: Cambridge University Press; 1 edition (December 3, 2001)
* Language: English
* ISBN-10: 0521781191

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Bioremediation research has concentrated on organic pollutants, although the range of substances that can be transformed or detoxified by microorganisms includes both natural and synthetic organic materials and inorganic pollutants. The majority of applications developed to date involve bacteria, with a distinct lack of appreciation of the potential roles and involvement of fungi in bioremediation, despite clear evidence of their metabolic and morphological versatility. This book highlights the potential of filamentous fungi, including mycorrhizas, in bioremediation and discusses the physiology and chemistry of pollutant transformations.

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Mycotoxins: Detection Methods, Management, Public Health and Agricultural Trade

Mycotoxins: Detection Methods, Management, Public Health and Agricultural Trade
By J Leslie, R Bandyopadhyay, A Visconti

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* Hardcover: 464 pages
* Publisher: CABI (July 15, 2008)
* Language: English
* ISBN-10: 1845930827

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Mycotoxins are produced worldwide by several fungi on a wide range of agricultural commodities and are closely related to human and animal food chains. Examining mycotoxins and their impact from a public health viewpoint, this book provides an overview and introduction to the subject and examines the health, trade and legislation issues involved. Management of mycotoxins is discussed in detail as well as the global problems caused by them.

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Cancer Vaccines: Challenges and Opportunities in Translation

Cancer Vaccines: Challenges and Opportunities in Translation (Translational Medicine)
By Adrian Bot, Mihail Obrocea

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* Hardcover: 232 pages
* Publisher: Informa Healthcare; 1 edition (March 31, 2008)
* Language: English
* ISBN-10: 1420054678

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Cancer Vaccines: Challenges and Opportunities in Translation is the first text in the field to bring immunotherapy treatments from the laboratory trial to the bedside for the practicing oncologist.
Topics include:
· personalized immunotherapies
· the gap between preclinical models and clinical situation
· biomarker guided R&D and clinical development
· flexible trial design
· and more
With a focus on both the development of new vaccines to the administration of personalized therapeutic modalities, oncologists, immunologists, pharmaceutical scientists, drug developers, and oncological researchers will all find Cancer Vaccines: Challenges and Opportunities in Translation, a welcome addition to any library.

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Horizontal Gene Transfer in the Evolution of Pathogenesis

Horizontal Gene Transfer in the Evolution of Pathogenesis (Advances in Molecular and Cellular Microbiology)
by Michael Hensel (Editor), Herbert Schmidt (Editor)

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* Hardcover: 342 pages
* Publisher: Cambridge University Press (June 30, 2008)
* Language: English
* ISBN-10: 0521862973

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Horizontal gene transfer is a major driving force in the evolution of many bacterial pathogens. The development of high-throughput sequencing tools and more sophisticated genomic and proteomic techniques in recent years has resulted in a better understanding of this phenomenon. Written by leading experts in the field, this edited volume is aimed at graduate students and researchers and provides an overview of current knowledge relating to the evolution of microbial pathogenicity. This volume provides an overview of the mechanisms and biological consequences of the genome rearrangements resulting from horizontal gene transfer, in both prokaryotes and eukaryotes, as well as overviews of the key mobile genetic elements involved. Subsequent chapters focus on paradigms for the evolution of important bacterial pathogens, including Salmonella enterica, Streptococcus pneumoniae, and Staphylococcus aureus. The influence of socioeconomic parameters in the dissemination of transferable elements, such as antibiotic resistant genes in bacteria is also discussed.

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Bennett and Brachman's Hospital Infections

Bennett and Brachman's Hospital Infections
by William R Jarvis (Editor)

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* Hardcover: 816 pages
* Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins; 5 edition (October 1, 2007)
* Language: English
* ISBN-10: 0781763835

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The most influential reference in the field for nearly thirty years, Bennett and Brachman's Hospital Infections is in its thoroughly updated Fifth Edition. Written by internationally recognized experts--many affiliated with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention--the book is the most comprehensive, up-to-date, authoritative guide to the recognition, management, prevention, and control of infections in all types of healthcare facilities. More than half of this edition's chapters have new authors who are current experts in the field. Important new chapters cover patient safety, public reporting, controlling antimicrobial-resistant pathogens (especially MRSA and VRE), fungi, and healthcare-associated infections caused by newer treatments such as invasive cardiology. This edition has a new two-color design.

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Microbial Ecology of the Oceans

Microbial Ecology of the Oceans (Wiley Series in Ecological and Applied Microbiology)
by Ralph Mitchell (Author), David L. Kirchman (Editor)

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* Hardcover: 594 pages
* Publisher: Wiley-Liss; 2 edition (June 23, 2008)
* Language: English
* ISBN-10: 047004344X

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In addition to drawing on the rich history of microbiology, the book includes discussion of the latest advances in biological and chemical oceanography and limnology to examine the role of marine microbes and viruses in the oceans. It explores the diverse collection of microbes (and viruses) found in the oceans and describes many of the processes mediated by these microbes in aquatic environments.

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Immunology and Evolution of Infectious Disease

Immunology and Evolution of Infectious Disease
by Steven A. Frank (Author)

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* Paperback: 352 pages
* Publisher: Princeton University Press (July 1, 2002)
* Language: English
* ISBN-10: 0691095957

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This book is definitely worth reading. Frank provides a thought-provoking and timely agenda of research questions in evolutionary immunology and parasitology that will undoubtedly stay relevant for many years to come.

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Epidemiology and Prevention of Vaccine-Preventable Diseases

Epidemiology and Prevention of Vaccine-Preventable Diseases (CDC, Epidemiology and Prevention of Vaccine-Preventable Diseases)
by Centers for Disease Control and Preventi (Author)

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* Paperback
* Publisher: Not Avail; 10 edition (January 2007)
* Language: English
* ISBN-10: 0017066050

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Immunity Against Mucosal Pathogens

Immunity Against Mucosal Pathogens
by Michael Vajdy (Editor)

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* Hardcover: 540 pages
* Publisher: Springer; 1 edition (August 1, 2008)
* Language: English
* ISBN-10: 1402084110

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Surprisingly what separates us from the open environment all around us sometimes is a single layer of epithelial cells. It is at these seemingly fragile sites that most pathogens, including HIV, influenza, emerging and biodefense agents, gain access to our inside milieu. While there are major similarities between the cells and the immune responses generated at the mucosal membranes of the gastrointestinal and respiratory tracts together with the genitourinary tract, there are also important differences. Knowledge of these differences and similarities is required in order to understand the interactions between us, as the host, and the pathogens that attack through each tract, and how our immune system reacts to each of them. Whether we want to devise rational prophylactic or therapeutic vaccines or treatments to either prevent or treat mucosal infections we must acquire such knowledge. This is the rationale behind putting this book together.
This book will provide the readers in the areas of vaccinology, virology, bacteriology, epidemiology, immunology and mucosal immunology within academia (undergraduate, graduate, post doctoral fellows and professors), as well as preclinical and clinical scientists in vaccine and drug industries a thorough appreciation of the mucosal immune system and its importance in protecting humans against mucosal pathogens.

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Molecular Mechanisms of Plant and Microbe Coexistence

Molecular Mechanisms of Plant and Microbe Coexistence (Soil Biology) (Soil Biology)
by Chandra Shekhar Nautiyal (Editor), Patrice Dion (Editor)

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* Hardcover: 484 pages
* Publisher: Springer; 1 edition (July 1, 2008)
* Language: English
* ISBN-10: 3540755748

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Molecular Mechanisms of Plant and Microbe Coexistence presents studies on the complex and manifold interactions of plants and microbes at the population, genomics and proteomics level.
The role of soil microbial diversity in enhancing plant health and plant microbe beneficial symbioses is discussed. Microbial communities are shown in the light of evolution. Main topics include genome coexistence and the functional genomics and proteomics of plant-associated microbes, which could form the basis for new environmentally benign strategies to combat infectious plant diseases and regulate plant growth. Further chapters focus on the role of signaling during the different stages of plant microbe coexistence, in symbiotic or pathogenic relationships, in quorum sensing and plant viral infections. Methods for studying the interactions in the root zone complement the book, which will certainly be of relevance in the practical application to agriculture, food security and for maintaining the balance of our ecosystems.

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Allergy Methods and Protocols

Allergy Methods and Protocols
by Meinir G. Jones (Editor), Penny Lympany (Editor)

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* Hardcover: 381 pages
* Publisher: Humana Press; 1 edition (January 1, 2004)
* Language: English
* ISBN-10: 0896038963

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In recent years, allergy research has focused on the causes and mechanisms of allergy. In parallel, there is also an impetus to try to understand mechanisms of natural tolerance and immunotherapy where allergy is being dampened. In Allergy: Methods and Protocols a groundbreaking new title from the Methods in Molecular Medicine series, leaders in the field provide assistance for researchers to gain insight into the molecular mechanisms involved in allergy by featuring an array of protocols. These cover a range of disciplines including allergy, immunology, cell biology and histology and include methods to investigate the cellular response to allergens, cytokine profile, MHC restriction, T regulatory cells. Techniques discussed include; B and T cell epitope mapping, characterization of allergens, conjugation of haptens, preparation of monoclonal antibodies, collection and sampling of airborne allergens, IgG antibodies and facilitated antigen blocking assays, identification and purification of mast cells and in situ hybridisation. Allergy: Methods and Protocols will be a remarkably useful bench tool for anyone embarking in or continuing with their research in allergy.

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Concise Clinical Immunology for Health Professionals

Concise Clinical Immunology for Health Professionals
By Mary Keogan

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* Hardcover: 320 pages
* Publisher: Routledge; 1 edition (May 1, 2006)
* Language: English
* ISBN-10: 0415298296

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Suitable for medical students, nurses, and laboratory technicians, this book focuses on clinical problems seen in practice. It includes self-assessment questions and case histories to aid learning and understanding.

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Brewing Yeast Fermentation Performance

Brewing Yeast Fermentation Performance
by Katherine Smart (Author)

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* Hardcover: 308 pages
* Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell; 2 edition (March 19, 2002)
* Language: English
* ISBN-10: 0632064986

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Building on the success of the first edition, Brewing Yeast Fermentation Performance, Second edition considers the importance of yeast quality on fermentation performance and the means by which process control may therefore be achieved.
Contributions from leading international brewing technologists from industry, research institutes and academia ensure that the coverage is practically oriented, commercially relevant and academically rigorous. Contents include up-to-date coverage of key aspects of the subject, including molecular innovations, yeast stress responses, wort composition, yeast quality, beer flavour development and yeast handling.
Brewing Yeast Fermentation Performance is an essential purchase for commercial brewers at all levels, technical personnel and allied traders associated with the brewing industry. It is an excellent companion reference source to the first edition, covering complimentary topics that no one connected to the brewing industry can afford to be without. Libraries in universities and research establishments where food and beverage science and technology and microbiology are studied and taught should have multiple copies on their shelves.

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Principles and Practice of Travel Medicine

Principles and Practice of Travel Medicine
by Jane N. Zuckerman (Editor)

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* Hardcover: 503 pages
* Publisher: Wiley; 1st edition (December 15, 2001)
* Language: English
* ISBN-10: 0471490792

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During the past two decades, travel medicine, a relatively new medical specialty, has grown in response to the enormous increase in international travel. The worldwide number of international tourist arrivals in 2001 was 693 million, which represented a decrease of 0.6 percent, or 4 million, from the 697 million in 2000 (because of the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001). One billion international tourist arrivals are expected by 2010 to 2015. For many developed and developing countries, tourism is an important source of foreign-currency earnings and employment. Because of the need to consider so many diverse aspects of travel-related health, vaccination, and prevention of malaria, the practice of travel medicine is demanding not only for physicians who practice in international-travel clinics but also for general practitioners. There are short- and long-term travelers, expatriates, aid workers, missionaries, military personnel, refugees, and migrants. Age limits no longer exist for travelers, and people with chronic diseases are no longer reluctant to travel. Immigrants returning to their native countries to visit friends and relatives, sometimes after a long absence, often do not seek medical advice before departing. For these reasons, practitioners of travel medicine need an overview of the field and regular updates of their knowledge. They need knowledge not only of tropical diseases but also of other disciplines from the perspective of travel medicine -- ear, nose, and throat diseases, dermatology, gynecology, diabetes, and chronic heart disease, to name a few. Numerous reliable, informative sources now exist, and a growing body of literature in the form of books, journals, brochures, and Web sites has emerged. It was a rewarding task, as well as a pleasant challenge, to read Principles and Practice of Travel Medicine from cover to cover. Its editor, Jane N. Zuckerman, is an internationally known authority in the field of travel medicine. The authors are from both sides of the Atlantic -- a guarantee of a well-balanced view. The book has a handy format combined with a pleasant layout, and it covers nearly all domains and disciplines related to travel medicine. The book has five sections. The first two give concise overviews of travel medicine and infectious diseases in travelers for beginners in travel medicine. The chapters on viral, bacterial, and vector-borne parasitic diseases are very readable introductions but are no substitute for the more in-depth presentations in classic textbooks and review articles. A discussion of malaria is embedded in the chapter on vector-borne parasitic diseases; given its importance, a more extensive discussion in a separate chapter in the third section of the book would have been useful. This third section, "Prevention and Management of Travel-Related Disease," addresses the core activities in a travel-medicine clinic: vaccinations, prevention and management of traveler's diarrhea, the care of the returning traveler, and tropical skin infections. In "Vaccine-Preventable Disease," Zuckerman gives a comprehensive overview of vaccination practices in the context of a pretravel consultation. The discussion is concise and didactic, but some paragraphs are too brief, and many statements lack scientific references (although there is a comprehensive list of further readings). The background information for the various diseases is given in three chapters in the preceding section, but a page-referring reminder would have been useful. The field of vaccines and vaccination practices, one of the most rapidly evolving in this discipline, is also characterized by an extreme diversity of schedules and practices, not only between continents but also between countries on the European continent. Although the author has anticipated many imminent changes (e.g., a booster dose for hepatitis A vaccination only after 20 years), some of the presentation is already outdated. One author has written this important chapter, and it undoubtedly represents an authoritative guideline for the United Kingdom. A multiauthored version, however, would provide more representative and more recognizable guidelines for the whole of Europe and the United States. The following section provides thorough, scientific discussions of problems related to aviation, high altitudes and expeditions, diving, cruise-ship travel, travel-related injury, "aeromedical repatriation" (i.e., air-ambulance transfers of ill or injured travelers to their native countries), poisons, venomous bites and stings, and ophthalmologic conditions in travelers. The last section discusses, in a very practical manner, travel-related problems in children, pregnant women, immunocompromised persons, older persons, those who are disabled or chronically ill, and finally, aid workers, expatriates, and migrants and refugees. The chapter on aid workers and expatriates is a comprehensive overview of a topic on which there is relatively little literature available. This book is not intended to be read as if it were a novel, but every chapter is certainly well worth reading. It is intended for inexperienced health care workers (who may find it useful as an introductory textbook), as well as for experienced health care workers (who can use it to refresh their knowledge in various areas). The book deserves a place beside the few other textbooks on travel medicine. However, its relatively high price will probably discourage readers from buying a new, updated version anytime soon.

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