This volume of Drug Discovery in Infectious Diseases addresses infections resulting from filarial parasites in humans and in animals. Its first part reviews the current state of diagnosis and chemotherapy, as well as the increasing resistance against available anti-filarial drugs. The second part discusses strategies and approaches for the discovery of novel drugs and looks at a range of candidates currently in development. The final part looks at alternative and supplementary approaches to combat the parasites, including vecor control and vaccination. Its holistic view of the infectious diseases renders the book ideal for parasitologists as well as drug developers and public health professionals involved in combating infectious diseases.weiterlesen