Dogs, Zoonoses and Public Health

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Zoonotic diseases constitute a public health problem throughout the world. Addressing a little studied area of veterinary and medical science, this book covers the viruses, bacteria and protozoan and helminth parasites that are transmitted between man and dogs, discussing population management, control disease agents and human-dog relationships. Fully updated throughout, this new edition also includes two new chapters on benefits of the human-dog relationship and non-infectious disease issues with dogs. It is a ...

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Overview

Zoonotic diseases constitute a public health problem throughout the world. Addressing a little studied area of veterinary and medical science, this book covers the viruses, bacteria and protozoan and helminth parasites that are transmitted between man and dogs, discussing population management, control disease agents and human-dog relationships. Fully updated throughout, this new edition also includes two new chapters on benefits of the human-dog relationship and non-infectious disease issues with dogs. It is a valuable resource for researchers and students of veterinary and human medicine, microbiology, parasitology and public health.

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Product Details

  • ISBN-13: 9781845938352
  • Publisher: CABI
  • Publication date: 2/28/2013
  • Edition description: Second Edition
  • Edition number: 2
  • Pages: 288
  • Sales rank: 1,099,689

Meet the Author

François-Xavier Meslin is with the World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland.

Calum N. L. Macpherson is at Windward Islands Research and Education, Grenada, West Indies.

Alexander I. Wandeler works at the OIE Reference Laboratory for Rabies, WHO Collaborating Centre, Ontario, Canada.

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Table of Contents

1. The Human-Dog Relationship: A Tale of Two Species
2. Benefits of the Human-Dog Relationship
3. Dog associated Problems affecting Public Health and Community Well-being
4. Dogs and Rabies
5. Dogs and Bacterial Zoonoses
6. Dogs and Protozoan Zoonoses
7. Dogs and Trematode Zoonoses
8. Dogs and Cestode Zoonoses
9. Dogs and Nematode Zoonoses
10. Dogs and Ectoparasitic Zoonoses
11. Dog Population Management
12. Zoonoses Prevention, Control and Elimination in Dogs
13. Fertility Control in Dogs

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