Pathology and Epidemiology of Aquatic Animal Diseases for Practitioners (eBook)

The Editors Laura Urdes is Assistant Professor at The University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine of Bucharest in Romania. She is also Past-President of WAVMA. Chris Walster is a qualified veterinary surgeon with a long-standing interest in aquatic veterinary medicine and current WAVMA administrator in Stafford in the UK. He is also Past-President of WAVMA. Julius Tepper is a Veterinarian at Long Island Fish Hospital in Manorville, New York in the USA. He is also Past-President of WAVMA.

List of Contributors xxi

Foreword xxii

Preface xxiii

Acknowledgments xxiv

Part I Pathology of Aquatic Animal Species 1

1 Aquatic Invertebrates 3
Acacia Alcivar-Warren, Kelly Bateman, Morag Clinton, Leo Foyle, Gregory Lewbart, Richmond Loh, and Julius Tepper

2 Teleost Fish 81
Laura Urdes and Marius Hangan

3 Amphibians 115
María J. Forzán

4 Reptiles 136
Karina Jones and Ellen Ariel

5 Aquatic Birds 177
Nicole M. Nemeth

6 Aquatic Mammals 214
Pádraig Duignan

Part II Epidemiology and Animal Health Economics 351

7 Epidemiology Keyword Refresher 353
Chris Walster and Leo Foyle

8 Diagnostics: Sampling and Diagnostic Testing 376
Chris Walster and Leo Foyle

9 Biosecurity: The Use of Risk Assessment, Surveillance, Outbreak Investigation, Modelling Disease Outbreaks 382
Chris Walster and Leo Foyle

10 Animal Health Economics 404
Chris Walster and Leo Foyle

Index 415

"llustrated throughout in full color, "Pathology and Epidemiology of Aquatic Animal Diseases for Practitioners" is a comprehensive and thoroughly 'user friendly' reference for veterinary students, veterinary practitioners, academic staff, and and aquatic life researchers. Unreservedly recommended for personal, professional, community, and college/university library Aquatic Veterinary collections"
- Library Bookwatch, Midwest book Review, 28/11 (Nov 23)

"Exceptionally well organized and presented and a highly useful reference for veterinary medicine practitioners, academic staff, and researchers, "Pathology and Epidemiology of Aquatic Animal Diseases for Practitioners" is also suitable for anyone interested in aquatic veterinary medicine...unreservedly recommended as a core addition to professional, college, and university Veterinarian Medicine collections."
- Paul T. Vogel, MBR Bookwatch, Midwest Book Review, 22/6 (June 2023)