Infectious Diseases of Wild Birds
Wiley-Blackwell (Verlag)
978-0-8138-2812-1 (ISBN)
Infectious Diseases of Wild Birds provides biologists, wildlife managers, wildlife and veterinary health professionals and students with the most comprehensive reference on infectious viral, bacterial and fungal diseases affecting wild birds. Bringing together contributions from an international team of experts, the book offers the most complete information on these diseases, their history, causative agents, significance and population impact. Focusing on more than just treatment, special emphasis is given to disease processes, recognition and epidemiology.
Nancy J. Thomas, DVM, MS, Diplomate, American College of Veterinary Pathologists, is an endangered species specialist for the U.S. Geological Survey, National Wildlife Health Center. She has more than 20 years of experience in diagnostic pathology and research on wild bird diseases. D. Bruce Hunter, DVM, MSc, is a professor in the Department of Pathobiology, Ontario Veterinary College, University of Guelph. His specialty encompasses avian, fur-bearing, and wildlife pathology and ecosystem health. His research interests have included infectious diseases commercial poultry, West Nile Virus in owls, and diseases of mink. Carter T. Atkinson, Ph.D. is a research microbiologist with the U.S. Geological Survey, Pacific Island Ecosystems Research Center. His research focuses on protozoan parasites of vertebrates, particularly birds, with a recent emphasis on the effects of introduced avian malaria on Hawaiian forest birds.
Viral Diseases. Chapter 1: Newcastle Disease.
Chapter 2: Arbovirus.
Chapter 3: Avian Herpesviruses.
Chapter 4: Duck Plague.
Chapter 5: Avian Influenza.
Chapter 6: Avian Pox.
Chatper 7: Orthoreoviruses.
Chapter 8: Avian Adenoviruses.
Chapter 9: Circovirus.
Chapter 10: Papillomaviruses and Polyomaviruses.
Chapter 11: Retroviral Infections.
Bacterial and Fungal Diseases.
Chapter 12: Avian Cholera.
Chapter 13: Salmonellosis.
Chapter 14: Avian Tuberculosis.
Chatper 15: Avian Chlamydiosis.
Chapter 16: Mycoplasmosis.
Chapter 17: Erysipelas.
Chapter 18: Borrelia.
Chapter 19: Tularemia.
Chapter 20: Aspergillosis.
Biotoxins.
Chapter 21: Avian Botulism.
Chapter 22: Mycotoxicosis.
Chapter 23: Algal Biotoxins
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 18.4.2007 |
|---|---|
| Verlagsort | Hoboken |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 183 x 262 mm |
| Gewicht | 1279 g |
| Themenwelt | Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Zoologie |
| Veterinärmedizin ► Klinische Fächer ► Pathologie | |
| ISBN-10 | 0-8138-2812-0 / 0813828120 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-8138-2812-1 / 9780813828121 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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