Infectious diseases of wild mammals / edited by Elizabeth S. Williams and Ian K. Barker.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Williams, Elizabeth S.

Barker, Ian K., 1945-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Wildlife diseases.

Mammals--Diseases.

Mammals.

Communicable diseases in animals.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (570 p.)

Edition:

3rd ed.

Place of Publication:

Ames : Iowa State University Press, 2001.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Infectious Diseases of Wild Mammals, Third Edition presents the latest information on the diagnosis and treatment of infectious disease in both free-ranging and captive wild mammals. Editors Elizabeth Williams and Ian Barker have recruited 71 contributors, all noted experts in their fields, to update this new edition.This reference provides valuable information on each disease, including* Etiology* History* Distribution* Epidemiology* Clinical signs* Pathology* Immunity* Diagnosis* Treatment* Control<br

Contents:

C O N T E N T S; Preface; Part 1. Viral and Prion Diseases; 1. Rabies Charles E. Rupprecht, Klaus Stöhr, and Courtney Meredith . . . . . . . . . . . . . .; 2. Morbilliviral Diseases Rinderpest; Peste des Petits Ruminants; Canine Distemper; Feline Morbillivirus Infection; Measles; Morbillivirus Infections in Aquatic Mammals; 3. Bluetongue, Epizootic Hemorrhagic Disease, and Other Orbivirus-Related Diseases; 4. Arbovirus Infections; 5. Picornavirus Infections; 6. Parvovirus Infections; 7. Herpesvirus Infections Herpesviruses of Nonhuman Primates; Malignant Catarrhal Fever

Pseudorabies (Aujeszky's Disease)Elephant Herpesvirus Infections; Caprine Herpesvirus; Other Herpesviruses; 8. Poxvirus Infections; 9. Adenoviral Diseases; 10. Retrovirus Infections; 11. Papillomavirus Infections; 12. Pestivirus Infections; 13. Coronaviral Infections; 14. Rodent-borne Hemorrhagic Fever Viruses; 15. Orthomyxovirus and Paramyxovirus Infections; 16. Calicivirus Infections; 17. Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathies; Part 2. Bacterial and Mycotic Diseases . . . . 303; 18. Tularemia; 19. Plague and Yersiniosis; 20. Pasteurellosis; 21. Mycobacterial Diseases

Paratuberculosis and Other Mycobacterial Diseases22. Brucellosis; 23. Anthrax; 24. Diseases due to Mycoplasmas; 25. Chlamydiosis of Koalas; 26. Lyme Borreliosis; 27. Order Rickettsiales; Ehrlichioses; Heartwater; Salmon Poisoning Disease; 28. Miscellaneous Bacterial Infections; Campylobacter Infection; Dermatophilosis; Erysipelothrix Infection; Fusobacterium necrophorum Infection; Helicobacter Infection; Leptospirosis; Listeriosis; Salmonellosis; Shigellosis; Staphylococcus Infection; Tyzzer's Disease; 29. Mycotic Diseases; Contributors; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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ISBN:

9786612136887

9781282136885

1282136887

9780470344880

0470344881

9780470344811

0470344814

OCLC:

609847541