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Record Nr.

UNINA9910138871603321

Titolo

Infectious diseases of wild mammals and birds in Europe / / edited by Dolores Gavier-Widén, J. Paul Duff, Anna Meredith

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Chichester, England ; ; Malden, Mass., : Wiley-Blackwell, 2012

ISBN

1-283-54233-1

9786613854780

1-118-34244-5

1-118-34242-9

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (570 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

Gavier-WidénDolores

DuffJ. Paul

MeredithAnna

Disciplina

639.9/6

Soggetti

Wildlife diseases - Europe

Mammals - Infections - Europe

Birds - Infections - Europe

Communicable diseases in animals - Europe

Veterinary medicine - Europe

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

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.

Sommario/riassunto

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