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Record Nr.

UNISA996209765203316

Titolo

Parasitic diseases of wild mammals [[electronic resource] /] / edited by William M. Samuel, Margo J. Pybus, A. Alan Kocan

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Ames, : Iowa State University Press, 2001

ISBN

1-281-38209-4

9786611382094

0-470-37700-3

0-470-37678-3

Edizione

[2nd ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (570 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

SamuelWilliam M

KocanA. Alan

PybusMargaret Jean

DavisJohn William <1917->

Disciplina

639.9

639.964

Soggetti

Wildlife diseases

Mammals - Parasites

Veterinary parasitology

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Rev. ed. of: Parasitic diseases of wild animals / John William Davis. 1st ed. 1971.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Parasitic Diseases of Wild Mammals; CONTENTS; 5. Sarcoptes scabiei and Sarcoptic Mange; Contributors; Preface; 1. Lice (Phthiraptera); PART ONE: ECTOPARASITES; 2. Biting Flies (Class Insecta: Order Diptera); 3. Bot Flies and Warble Flies (Order Diptera: Family Oestridae); 4. Ticks (Class Arachnida: Order Acarina); 6. Liver Flukes; PART TWO: ENDOPARASITES . . .; 7. Taeniasis and Echinococcosis; 8. Gastrointestinal Strongyles in Wild Ruminants; 9. Extrapulmonary Lungworms of Cervids; 10. Lungworms of Marine Mammals; 11. Baylisascaris procyonis and Related Species; 12. Filarioid Nematodes

13. Dioctophymatosis14. Hepatic Capillariasis; 15. Trichinella spp. and Trichinellosis; 16. Enteric Protozoans; PART THREE: PROTOZOANS . . .; 17. Tissue-inhabiting Protozoans; 18. Blood-inhabiting Protozoans; Index



Sommario/riassunto

This book is an updated revision of a classic book dedicated to parasitic diseases of captive and freeranging mammals. This edition not only addresses advances in the areas of disease recognition and detection, but also wildlife management and public health considerations. The expanded section of protozoan parasites offers a coverage of this group of disease-producing organisms not previously available in any single volume.