Companion Animal Zoonoses

Inbunden, Engelska, 2011

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Beskrivning

Companion Animal Zoonoses is a comprehensive resource on diseases transmissible between animals and humans. Presenting detailed prevention and control strategies for zoonotic diseases, the book is an in-depth guide to practical information on the spread of disease between pet animals and humans. This relevant work provides up-to-date information on emerging issues, disease incidence and risk, and management measures. Covering the complete range of companion animal zoonoses, each topic begins with information on etiology, geographic distribution, epidemiology, and pathophysiology. The discussion then moves into clinical presentation, diagnosis, and management, alongside prevention information for both animals and humans. Companion Animal Zoonoses is an essential reference for practicing veterinarians, public health veterinarians, and veterinary students. It will also appeal to physicians who wish to better understand zoonotic diseases.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2011-01-21
Mått:196 x 254 x 23 mm
Vikt:966 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:336
Förlag:John Wiley and Sons Ltd
ISBN:9780813819648

Utforska kategorier

Veterinärmedicin inom Medicin

Mer om författaren

J. Scott Weese, DVM, DVSc, DipACVIM, is a zoonotic disease microbiologist at the Ontario Veterinary College and Chief of Infection Control at the Ontario Veterinary College Teaching Hospital. Martha Fulford, MD, FRCPC, is an infectious diseases physician at McMaster University Medical Centre, Hamilton Health Sciences, and medical coordinator for the Waterloo Wellington Infection Control Network.

Recensioner i media

"This book will be helpful to individuals working in public health as well as veterinarians working with companion animals and physicians working with pet owners ... The discussions are somewhat brief, but the excellent f references will be useful for veterinarians, physicians, and public health personnel needing more detailed information about a specific disease." (Doody's, 23 December 2011) "J. Scott Weese & Martha B. Fulford's Companion Animal Zoonoses provides a fine resource on diseases transmissible between animals and humans and surveys the latest research on disease incidence, risk, and management." (The Midwest Book Review, 1 November 2011)

Innehållsförteckning

Preface viiContributors ix1 Parasitic Diseases 3J. Scott Weese, Andrew S. Peregrine, Maureen E.C. Anderson, and Martha B. Fulford2 Bacterial Diseases 109J. Scott Weese and Martha B. Fulford3 Viral Diseases 241J. Scott Weese and Martha B. Fulford4 Fungal Diseases 275J. Scott Weese and Martha B. Fulford5 Pets and Immunocompromised Individuals 299Jason Stull6 Pet Bites 311Martha B. FulfordIndex 317