Companion Animal Zoonoses [NOOK Book]

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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...

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Overview

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.

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Editorial Reviews

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"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)

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Reviewer: Karen L Campbell, DVM, MS, DACVIM, DACVD(University of Illinois College of Veterinary Medicine)
Description: Four chapters in this 319-page book are devoted to parasitic, bacterial, viral, and fungal diseases of zoonotic concern in companion animals, the fifth chapter discusses the special considerations associated with immunocompromised individuals, and the sixth and final chapter discusses pet bites.
Purpose: The purpose is to discuss zoonotic issues associated with household pets, and a major emphasis of this book is on infection control measures. The editors' goal is to point out risks in a balanced manner that promotes safe and appropriate pet ownership in order to enable pet owners to enjoy the benefits associated with these pets.
Audience: 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. Public health, veterinary, and medical students also will find this book of interest. The editors include a diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine and a fellow of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada in the division of infectious diseases.
Features: The four chapters on infectious diseases include overviews of the infectious agent (parasites, bacteria, fungi, and viruses) followed by clinical presentations, diagnostic features and management in animals and in humans, ending with a discussion of prevention. The other two chapters contain specific recommendations for reducing the risk of zoonotic infections in immunocompromised individuals and for minimizing and managing pet bites. All chapters have extensive references. The book could be improved with more tables and figures.
Assessment: There are few books written on zoonotic diseases involving companion animals, and this book meets this need. 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.
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Product Details

  • ISBN-13: 9780470958902
  • Publisher: Wiley, John & Sons, Incorporated
  • Publication date: 11/19/2010
  • Sold by: Barnes & Noble
  • Format: eBook
  • Edition number: 1
  • Pages: 376
  • File size: 3 MB

Meet the Author

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.

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Table of Contents

Preface

Contributors

1 Parasitic Zoonoses (J. Scott Weese, Maureen E.C. Anderson, and Martha B. Fulford).

2 Bacterial Diseases (J. Scott Weese and Martha B. Fulford).

3 Viral Diseases (J. Scott Weese and Martha B. Fulford).

4 Fungal Diseases (J. Scott Weese and Martha B. Fulford).

5 Pets and Immunocompromised Individuals (Jason Stull).

6 Pet Bites (Martha B. Fulford).

Index.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted January 16, 2011

    Reference Book for Professionals

    This book is intended for professionals in veterinary or human medicine.

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  • Posted January 5, 2011

    holy smokes

    who is going to pay that much for a book!

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