EssentialsofDiseaseinWildAnimals

Theinterrelationshipbetweenwildanimal,domesticanimalsandhumanhealthisappreciatednowmorethaneverbefore.Thisisbecauseoftherecognitionoftheinvolvementofwildanimalsindiseasesofhumansanddomesticanimals,theimpactofdiseaseonwildlifemanagementandconservationbiology,recognitionofnewformsofenvironmentalcontamination,andacademicinterestindiseaseasanecologicalfactor.Thisisthefirstintroductorylevelbookaboutdiseaseinwildanimalsthatdealswithbasicsubjectssuchasthenatureofdisease,whatcausesdisease,howdiseaseisdescribedandmeasured,howdiseasesspreadandpersistandtheeffectsofdiseaseonindividualanimalsandpopulations.Incontrasttoauthorsofmanyotherveterinarybooks,GaryA.Wobesertakesamoregeneralapproachtohealthinwildanimals,recognizingthatdiseaseisoneecologicalfactoramongmanyandthatdiseasecanneverbeconsideredsatisfactorilyinisolation.Ratherthanfocusonindividualcausativeagentsandtheireffectontheindividualanimal,theemphasisisonwhydiseaseoccurred,andonthecomplexinteractionsthatoccuramongdiseaseagents,theenvironmentandhostpopulations.Writtenbyaleadingresearcherinwildlifediseases,thisbookwillfillaknowledgegapforthosecalledtoworkwithdiseaseinwildanimalswholackexperienceortraininginthegeneralfeaturesofdiseaseastheyrelatetowildanimals.Veterinarians,ecologists,wildlifebiologists,populationbiologistsandpublichealthworkerswillfindthisbookinvaluable.