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Parasitic diseases of wild mammals / edited by William M. Samuel, Margo J. Pybus, A. Alan Kocan.
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Wildlife diseases.
- Mammals--Parasites.
- Mammals.
- Veterinary parasitology.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (570 p.)
- Edition:
- 2nd ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Ames : Iowa State University Press, 2001.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- This book is an updated revision of a classic book dedicated to parasitic diseases of captive and freeranging mammals. This edition not only addresses advances in the areas of disease recognition and detection, but also wildlife management and public health considerations. The expanded section of protozoan parasites offers a coverage of this group of disease-producing organisms not previously available in any single volume.
- Contents:
- Parasitic Diseases of Wild Mammals; CONTENTS; 5. Sarcoptes scabiei and Sarcoptic Mange; Contributors; Preface; 1. Lice (Phthiraptera); PART ONE: ECTOPARASITES; 2. Biting Flies (Class Insecta: Order Diptera); 3. Bot Flies and Warble Flies (Order Diptera: Family Oestridae); 4. Ticks (Class Arachnida: Order Acarina); 6. Liver Flukes; PART TWO: ENDOPARASITES . . .; 7. Taeniasis and Echinococcosis; 8. Gastrointestinal Strongyles in Wild Ruminants; 9. Extrapulmonary Lungworms of Cervids; 10. Lungworms of Marine Mammals; 11. Baylisascaris procyonis and Related Species; 12. Filarioid Nematodes
- 13. Dioctophymatosis14. Hepatic Capillariasis; 15. Trichinella spp. and Trichinellosis; 16. Enteric Protozoans; PART THREE: PROTOZOANS . . .; 17. Tissue-inhabiting Protozoans; 18. Blood-inhabiting Protozoans; Index
- Notes:
- Rev. ed. of: Parasitic diseases of wild animals / John William Davis. 1st ed. 1971.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 1-281-38209-4
- 9786611382094
- 0-470-37700-3
- 0-470-37678-3
- OCLC:
- 232611799
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