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In recent years nobody could have failed to notice the frequent and often sensati- alist media headlines warning of the latest global disease threat to humankind. But behind all the hyperbole lie real challenges related to dealing with the increasing incidence of emerging zoonotic disease events, the majority of which are thought to originate in wildlife (Jones et al. 2008). There are also many important diseases of domestic livestock which also occur in wildlife (e. g. foot and mouth disease and classical swine fever in wild boar, bovine tuberculosis in deer, badgers or possums), some of which can have a devastating impact on the farming industry, the wider rural economy and ultimately the public purse. But we should also not forget that wildlife diseases may have serious implications for the conservation of biodiversity. For some of the rarest, most endangered species (such as the Ethiopian wolf) d- ease may pose the greatest threat to their survival. If we are to avoid or reduce these impacts then we must improve our ability to detect and manage the risks associated with disease in wildlife populations. This is a challenge that will require expertise from many different disciplines: veterinary, ecological, medical, economic, poli- cal and zoological. In such an interdisciplinary field it is difficult to stay up to date with contemporary ideas and with techniques that may be rapidly evolving.

Contents:

1 The Science of Wildlife Disease Management
Richard J. Delahay, Graham C. Smith, and Michael R. Hutchings 2 Wildlife Population Structure and Parasite Transmission: Implications for Disease Management
Paul C. Cross, Julian Drewe, Victoria Patrek, Gareth Pearce, Michael D. Samuel, and Richard J. Delahay 3 Assessment of Transmission Rates and Routes, and the Implications for Management
Peter Caley, Glenn Marion, and Michael R. Hutchings 4 Modelling Disease Dynamics and Management Scenarios
Graham C. Smith, Glenn Marion, Steve Rushton, Dirk Pfeiffer, Hans H. Thulke, Dirk Eisinger, and Michael R. Hutchings 5 An Economic Perspective on Wildlife Disease Management
Richard Bennett, Graham C. Smith, and Ken Willis 6 Options for the Control of Disease 1: Targeting the Infectious or Parasitic Agent
Jean Blancou, Marc Artois, Emmanuelle Gilot-Fromont, Volker Kaden, Sophie Rossi, Graham C. Smith, Michael R. Hutchings, Mark A. Chambers, Steve Houghton, and Richard J. Delahay 7 Options for the Control of Disease 2: Targeting Hosts
Stephen P. Carter, Sugoto S. Roy, Dave P. Cowan, Giovanna Massei, Graham C. Smith, Weihong Ji, Sophie Rossi, Rosie Woodroffe, Gavin J. Wilson, and Richard J. Delahay 8 Options for the Control of Disease 3: Targeting the Environment
Alastair I. Ward, Kurt C. VerCauteren, W. David Walter, Emmanuelle Gilot-Fromont, Sophie Rossi, Gareth Edwards-Jones, Mark S. Lambert, Michael R. Hutchings, and Richard J. Delahay 9 Risk Assessment and Contingency Planning for Exotic Disease Introductions
Vicky S. Jackson, Selene Huntley, Alex Tomlinson, Graham C. Smith, Mike A. Taylor, and Richard J. Delahay

10 Wildlife Disease Surveillance and Monitoring
Marc Artois, Roy Bengis, Richard J. Delahay, Marie-Jose Duchene, J. Paul Duff, Ezio Ferroglio, Christian Gortazar, Michael R. Hutchings, Richard A. Kock, Frederick A. Leighton, Torsten Moerner, and Graham C.Smith 11 Disease Management in Endangered Mammals
Andrew C. Breed, Raina K. Plowright, David T. S. Hayman, Darryn L. Knobel, Fieke M. Molenaar, David Gardner?Roberts, Sarah Cleaveland, Dan T. Haydon, Richard A. Kock, Andrew A. Cunningham, Anthony W. Sainsbury, and Richard J. Delahay Glossary

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