Antiparasitic Drug Resistance in Veterinary Practice

By: Haider Abbas and Tooba Abbas and Sumra Wajid Abbasi and Zobia Afsheen and Adeel Ahmad and Dr Waqas Ahmad and Zubaria Shahid Amin and Farid Shokry Ataya and Faiza Bano and Ian Daniel and Shamshad Fareed and Zahid Fareed and Muhammad Umar Farid and Dalia Fouad and Sadia Ghazanfar and Adil Ijaz and Muhammad Imran and Ibadullah Jan and Malcolm K. Jones and Kashif Kamran and Muhammad Abdullah Malik and Zahid Manzoor and Mahvish Maqbool and Aiman Maqsood and Manuela Marescotti and Amir Munir and Hizqeel Ahmed Muzaffar and Shumaila Naz and Nadia Nazish and Fakhar Un Nisa and Muhammad Qasim and HazratUllah Raheemi and Haroon Rashid and Muhammad Muneeb Rauf and Mohsin Raza and Aayesha Riaz and Dr Hafiz Muhammad Rizwan and Evelyn Saba and Sadaf Faiz and Abdullah Arif Saeed and Muhammad Rizwan Saeed and Rida Fatima Saeed and Dr Muhammad Sohail Sajid and Muhammad Nadeem Saleem and Urfa Bin Tahir and Rohit Tyagi and Muhammad Usman and Professor Muhammad Younus and Muhammad Zeeshan and Mian Mubashar Saleem and M. Rajput and Qaiser Akram and Sibtain Ahmad

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Synopsis: Lack of clean water, inadequate sanitation, and insufficient infection prevention and control promote the spread of parasites. The discovery of antiparasitic drugs was considered a milestone in the veterinary and medical sciences, but their use has subsequently become limited due to the emergence of resistance. While plenty of attention has been given in human and animal health communities to the global threat of antimicrobial drug resistance, specific antiparasitic advice is less available. This book provides an in-depth view of the issue for parasitologists, pharmacologists and veterinary scientists. Specifically discussing antiparasitic drug resistance mechanisms and factors responsible for the problem, it covers: The physiological basis of parasitism; Resistance across protozoa, helminths, insects, mites and ticks; Molecular and phenotypic diagnostic methods; Practical strategies for mitigating resistance development. While it is clear that the veterinary field urgently requires the development of new antiparasitic drugs, of equal or even increased importance is the evaluation of alternative therapies and formulation of stringent policies to ensure appropriate drug use in veterinary practice. Highlighting the importance and development of resistance across different parasite groups, this book covers factors responsible for resistance development and advises strategies for effective stewardship and resistance mitigation.