Main description:

The Ecology of Wild Birds Diseases would present a new insight to infectious diseases from an ecological and epidemiological view. The book will help students, researchers, biologists, veterinarian and wildlife managers and conservationists to understand the complex epidemiological interactions among different factors, those that are important for occurrence and expansion of diseases; some which in turn can significantly impact other wild and domestic animal populations and human health. The purpose of the book is to serve as a reference text for understanding the complexity of diseases of wild birds bringing essential ecological and epidemiological information into one volume.

Contents:

Ecology of Bacterial Infections. Avian Cholera (Pasteurella infection). Salmonella infection. Avian Tuberculosis (Mycobacterium infection). Avian Chlamydiosis. Borrelia Infection. Tularemia Infection. Ecology of Viral Infections. Avian Paramyxoviruses. Influenza viruses. West Nile Virus. Eastern & Western Equine. Encephalitis. Inclusion Body Disease of Cranes. Herpesviruses. Reoviruses. Duck Virus Enteritis. Avian Adenoviruses. Papillomaviruses. Polyomaviruses. Retroviruses. Ecology of Fungal and parasitic diseases. Aspergillosis. Trichomoniasis. Avian Malaria. Ecology of Environmental diseases. Mycotoxicosis. Avian Botulism. Algal Biotoxins intoxication.