Emerging Avian Disease PDF. In this volume, new human disease pandemics, arising from animals stimulated by ongoing environmental change, demonstrate the value of ornithological research into avian diseases. A group of 29 researchers addresses a diverse set of topics, including the evolutionary and ecological aspects of the host-vector systems, the effects of genetic variation, introduction success and vector ecology, evolution of resistance and virulence of pathogens, and the effects of changing geographic distributions. In addition to empirical studies under field conditions, the authors present predictive models to assess the movement and potential impact of these diseases. Other chapters delve into the potential impacts of pathogens and the key role of biosurveillance and documenting impacts of disease on bird populations.
Part 1. Environmental And Behavioral Aspects of Transmission
CHAPTER 1 Ecological Associations of West Nile Virus and Avian Hosts in an Arid Environment
CHAPTER 2 The Trans-Atlantic Movement of the Spirochete Borrelia garinii: THE ROLE OF TICKS AND THEIR SEABIRD HOSTS
CHAPTER 3 Parasitism in the Endemic Galápagos Dove (Zenaida galapagoensis) and Its Relation to Host Genetic Diversity and Immune Response
Part II. Population-Level Impacts
CHAPTER 4 Prevalence and Effects of West Nile Virus on Wild American Kestrel (Falco sparverius) Populations in Colorado
CHAPTER 5 First Example of a Highly Prevalent but Low-Impact Malaria in an Endemic New Zealand Passerine: PLASMODIUM OF TIRITIRI MATANGI ISLAND BELLBIRDS (ANTHORNIS MELANURA)
Part III. Monitoring, Detection,and Research Practices
CHAPTER 6 Prototype System for Tracking and Forecasting Highly Pathogenic H5N1 Avian Influenza Spread in North America
CHAPTER 7 Immunophenotyping of Avian Lymphocytes: IMPLICATIONS AND FUTURE FOR UNDERSTANDING DISEASE IN BIRDS
CHAPTER 8 Zoonotic Diseases: WHAT ORNITHOLOGISTS AND BIRD BANDERS SHOULD KNOW
