Wildlife and Emerging Zoonotic Diseases
Subtitle: The Biology, Circumstances and Consequences of Cross-Species Transmission (Current Topics in Microbiology and ... Topics in Microbiology and Immunology)
Contributors: James E. Childs (Editor); John S. Mackenzie (Editor); Jürgen A.. Richt (Editor)
Edition: 1 edition
Publisher: Springer
Published: September 14, 2007
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 524
ISBN-13: 9783540709619
Subjects: Epidemiology & medical statistics; Science; Science/Mathematics; Infectious Diseases; Life Sciences - Biology - General; Tropical Medicine; Science / Biological Sciences; Ebolavirus; Medical / Infectious Diseases; Poxviruses; SARS; arenaviruses; avian influenza; hantaviruses; henipaviruses; host/virus interactions; influenza virus; lyssaviruses; Life Sciences - Biology - Microbiology; Microbiology
Description: Wildlife and the zoonotic pathogens they reservoir are the source of most emerging infectious diseases of humans. AIDS, hantavirus pulmonary syndrome, SARS, Monkeypox and the human ehrlichioses are a few examples of the devastating effect achieved by cross-species transmission of viral and bacterial pathogens of wildlife. This volume provides an overview of zoonotic pathogen emergence with an emphasis on the role of wildlife. The first sections of the book explore the mechanisms by which evolution, biology, pathology, ecology, history, and current context have driven the emergence of different zoonotic agents, the next sections provide specific example of disease emergence linked to wildlife, and the final section offers an overview of current methods directed at the surveillance, prevention and control of zoonotic pathogens at the level of the wildlife host and possible mechanisms to improve these activities.