Screen LibraryEmerging zoonotic and wildlife pathogens : disease ecology, epidemiology, and conservation /
This textbook to describe the ecology and epidemiology of wildlife and zoonotic (animal-to-human) infectious diseases. Includes analytical tools for interpreting empirical data from emerging infectious disease systems. Describes the applications to conservation biology and public health. Utilises ex...
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Oxford University Press,
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| Publisher Address: | Oxford, United Kingdom : |
| Publication Dates: | [2023] |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Summary: |
This textbook to describe the ecology and epidemiology of wildlife and zoonotic (animal-to-human) infectious diseases. Includes analytical tools for interpreting empirical data from emerging infectious disease systems. Describes the applications to conservation biology and public health. Utilises examples of disease agents to enliven the text and illustrate many of the theories presented-- |
| Carrier Form: | xi, 352 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), color maps ; 26 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: |
9780198825937 0198825935 9780198825920 0198825927 |
| Index Number: | SF740 |
| CLC: | R535 |
| Call Number: | R535/S167 |
| Contents: | Spillover and emerging infectious diseases -- section 1. Describing outbreaks. The anatomy of disease ; Descriptive epidemiology of disease outbreaks ; Surveillance ; Making simple predictions using models -- section 2. Pathogen sources. The environment as a pathogen reservoir ; Reservoir hosts ; Identifying animal reservoirs during and epidemic -- section 3. Drivers of infectious disease emergence. Emerging infectious diseases and globalization--travel, trade, and invasive species ; Climate change and emerging infectious diseases ; Land use change and emerging infectious diseases -- section 4. Conservation, ecology, and control. Impacts of emerging infectious diseases on wildlife populations ; Infectious diseases in ecosystems ; Infectious disease control ; COVID-19, One Health, and pandemic prevention -- Index. |