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Record Nr.

UNINA9910140876403321

Titolo

Companion animal zoonoses / / edited by J. Scott Weese, Martha B. Fulford

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Ames, Iowa : , : Wiley-Blackwell, , 2011

©2011

ISBN

0-470-95890-1

1-282-94394-4

9786612943942

0-470-95895-2

0-470-95883-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (331 p.)

Disciplina

614.5/6

614.56

Soggetti

Zoonoses

Pet medicine

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 at the end of each chapters and index.

Nota di contenuto

Companion Animal Zoonoses; Contents; Preface; Contributors; 1: Parasitic Diseases; 2: Bacterial Diseases; 3: Viral Diseases; 4: Fungal Diseases; 5: Pets and Immunocompromised Individuals; 6: Pet Bites; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Companion Animal Zoonoses is a comprehensive resource on diseases transmissible between animals and humans. Presenting detailed prevention and control strategies for zoonotic diseases, the book is an in-depth guide to practical information on the spread of disease between pet animals and humans. This relevant work provides up-to-date information on emerging issues, disease incidence and risk, and management measures. Covering the complete range of companion animal zoonoses, each topic begins with information on etiology, geographic distribution, epidemiology, and pathophysiology. The