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Record Nr.

UNISA996209771203316

Titolo

Infectious diseases of wild birds [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Nancy J. Thomas, D. Bruce Hunter, Carter T. Atkinson

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Ames, Iowa, : Blackwell Pub., c2007

ISBN

1-282-29101-7

9786612291012

0-470-34466-0

0-470-34436-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (498 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

ThomasNancy J <1948-> (Nancy Jeanne)

HunterD. Bruce

AtkinsonCarter T

Disciplina

636.5

636.508969

Soggetti

Birds - Infections

Wildlife 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

Infectious Diseases of Wild Birds; Contents; Preface; Contributors; Section 1: Viral Diseases; 1 Newcastle Disease and Related Avian Paramyxoviruses; 2 Arboviruses in Birds; 3 Avian Herpesviruses; 4 Duck Plague (Duck Virus Enteritis); 5 Avian Influenza; 6 Avian Pox; 7 Orthoreoviruses; 8 Avian Adenoviruses; 9 Circovirus; 10 Papillomaviruses and Polyomaviruses; 11 Retroviral Infections; Section 2: Bacterial and Fungal Diseases; 12 Avian Cholera; 13 Salmonellosis; 14 Avian Tuberculosis; 15 Avian Chlamydiosis; 16 Mycoplasmosis; 17 Erysipelas; 18 Borrelia; 19 Tularemia; 20 Aspergillosis

Section 3: Biotoxins21 Avian Botulism; 22 Mycotoxicosis; 23 Algal Biotoxins; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Free-living birds encounter multiple health hazards brought on by viruses, bacteria, and fungi, some which in turn can significantly impact other animal populations and human health. Newly emerging diseases



and new zoonotic forms of older diseases have brought increased global attention to the health of wild bird populations. Recognition and management of these diseases is a high priority for all those involved with wildlife. Infectious Diseases of Wild Birds provides biologists, wildlife managers, wildlife and veterinary health professionals and students with the most comprehensi