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Infectious diseases of wild mammals and birds in Europe / edited by Dolores Gavier-Widén, J. Paul Duff, Anna Meredith.
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- Wiley UBCM ebooks.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Wildlife diseases--Europe.
- Wildlife diseases.
- Mammals--Infections--Europe.
- Mammals.
- Birds--Infections--Europe.
- Birds.
- Communicable diseases in animals--Europe.
- Communicable diseases in animals.
- Veterinary medicine--Europe.
- Veterinary medicine.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (570 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Chichester, England ; Malden, Mass. : Wiley-Blackwell, 2012.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Infectious Diseases of Wild Mammals and Birds in Europe is a key resource on the diagnosis and treatment of infectious diseases in European wildlife that covers the distinctive nature of diseases as they occur in Europe, including strains, insect vectors, reservoir species, and climate, as well as geographical distribution of the diseases and European regulations for reporting, diagnosis and control. Divided into sections on viral infections, bacterial infections, fungal and yeast infections, and prion infections, this definitive reference provides valuable information on disease classificatio
- Contents:
- Section I. Viral infections
- Herpesvirus infections
- Influenza virus infections
- Avian Paramyxovirus infections
- Circovirus Infections
- Calicivirus Infections
- Lyssavirus infections
- Morbillivirus infections
- Orbivirus infections
- Flavivirus infections
- Pestivirus infections
- Picornavirus infections
- Parvovirus infections
- Poxvirus infections
- Adenovirus infections
- Retrovirus infections
- Papillomavirus and Polyomavirus infections
- Coronavirus infections
- Bunyavirus infections
- Other virus infections
- Section II. Bacterial Infections
- Mycobacteria infections
- Yersinia infections
- Tularaemia
- Pasteurella infections
- Brucellosis
- Anthrax
- Chlamydiaceae infections
- Borrelia infections
- Rickettsiales infections : Rickettsia, Anaplasma and Ehrlichia species
- Mycoplasma infections
- Escherichia infections
- Salmonella infections
- Campylobacter infections
- Leptospira infections
- Coxiella burnetii infection
- Listeria infections
- Clostridium species infections and botulism
- Other bacterial infections
- Section III. Fungal and yeast infections
- Aspergilloss
- Yeast infections
- Other fungal infections
- Harmful algal blooms or cyanobacterial toxicosis
- Mycotoxicosis
- Section IV. Prion infections
- Transmissible spongiform encephalopathies, including chronic wasting disease
- Section V. Appendices
- Appendix 1: Some wildlife related new and emerging diseases (WiREDS) in Europe
- Appendix 2: Selected infectious zoonotic diseases of European wildlife species
- Appendix 3: OIE Reportable Wildlife Diseases and socio-economically important wildlife disease pathogens in Europe
- Appendix 4: Wildlife disease pathogens with arthropod vectors
- Appendix 5: Pathogens suspected of causing wild population declines, or of conservation importance
- Appendix 6: Diseases by clinical presentations, mammals
- Appendix 7: Diseases by clinical presentations, birds
- Appendix 8: Species (Family) specific wildlife diseases in Europe.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 1-283-54233-1
- 9786613854780
- 1-118-34244-5
- 1-118-34242-9
- OCLC:
- 799766879
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