Infectious Disease Ecology and Conservation / Johannes Foufopoulos, Gary A. Wobeser, Hamish McCallum.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Foufopoulos, Johannes, author.

Wobeser, Gary A., author.

McCallum, Hamish, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Wildlife disease control.

Communicable diseases--Prevention.

Communicable diseases.

Infection--Prevention.

Infection.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xxvii, 272 pages) : illustrations (some color)

Place of Publication:

Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2022.

Summary:

Integrates the theoretical principles underlying disease transmission with the practical health considerations involved in helping wildlife professionals and conservation biologists to manage disease outbreaks and conserve biodiversity.

Contents:

Acknowledgements

Glossary

Introduction

I: Epidemiological Background1: Conservation Biology and Parasitism

2: Disease Epidemiology in Natural Systems

3: Anthropogenic Effects and Wildlife Diseases

II: Acquisition of Field Data

4: Sampling, Experimental Design, and Analysis

5: Capture, Restraint, and Euthanasia of Target Species

6: Disease and Agent Detection in the Field

7: The Environmental Context of Wildlife Disease

8: Agent and Disease Detection: Laboratory Methods

III: Modeling and Data Analysis

9: Disease Modeling

10: Estimating Basic Epidemiological Parameters

IV: Epidemiological Control and Prevention

11: Disease Management: Introduction and Planning

12: Preventing New Disease Occurrences

13: Disease Elimination and Eradication

14: Disease Control: How to Live with Infection

15: Infectious Diseases as Biocontrol Agents

16: Ethical and Public Outreach Considerations.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0-19-186701-2