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Record Nr.

UNINA9910144837603321

Titolo

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

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Ames, : Iowa State University Press, 2001

ISBN

1-282-13688-7

9786612136887

0-470-34488-1

0-470-34481-4

Edizione

[3rd ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (570 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

WilliamsElizabeth S

BarkerIan K. <1945->

Disciplina

636.08969

639.9

639.964

Soggetti

Wildlife diseases

Mammals - Diseases

Communicable diseases in animals

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

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

Sommario/riassunto

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