Parasitic diseases in Africa and the Western Hemisphere : early documentation and transmission by the slave trade /

: "The investigation on which this book is based was supported by the Public Health Service, research grant no. AI-05556, from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, United States Public Health Service, to the American Foundation for Tropical Medicine." : xii, 240 pages, [23] pages of plates : illustrations ; 25 cm. : Includes bibliographical references and indexes. : .alaa-sweed