Disease in Wild Animals, Investigation and Management, 2nd Edition
ByGary A. Wobeser
Disease in Wild Animals, Investigation and Management, 2nd Edition PDF. Wildlife diseases have become increasingly important recently due to their effect upon human health, veterinary medicine, wildlife, and conservation biology.
Gary Wobeser’s successful book from 1994 has been completely updated and enlarged in a new second edition. An in-depth overview of the available techniques for the investigation and management of disease in free-ranging animals is provided. The subjects are illustrated with examples drawn from around the world, with emphasis on the special requirements involved in working with wild animals. Techniques are assessed critically with regard to their efficacy and effectiveness. The book draws on the author’s training as a wildlife biologist and veterinarian and his experience over four decades with wildlife disease.
Table of Contents
Front Matter
Introduction
Disease and epizootiology–basic principles
Special problems in working with free-living animals
Disease investigation
Identifying and defining a disease
Collecting population data
Defining environmental factors
Formulating and testing hypotheses
Samples, sampling, and sample collection
Investigation of disease outbreaks and chronic or inapparent disease
Records and recordkeeping
Disease management
Disease management–general principles
Management of the causative agent/factor or its vector
Disease management through manipulation of the host population
Disease management through treatment and immunization
Disease management through environmental modification
Disease management through influencing human activities
Emergency and integrated management programs
Disease management
Assessing the effectiveness of a disease-management program
