Arthropod-borne Infectious Diseases of the Dog and Cat
Stručný popis
This book aims to provide an accessible, practical and user friendly guide to arthropod-borne diseases. The book is referenced, illustrated throughout in colour and contains photographs of clinical cases, haematology, cytology and gross and microscopic pathology.
Autor: Shaw
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Základní informace
| Nakladatel | Plot |
|---|---|
| ISBN | 9781840760576 |
| Vydání | 2007 |
| Vazba | pevná |
| Počet stran | 152 |
Popis
In recent years there has been an increased international focus on the importance of arthropod-borne diseases in both human and veterinary medicine. Increasingly these diseases are being diagnosed and treated in veterinary practice. At present there is no single reference source that draws together information on these diseases for the practising veterinarian or veterinary student.
Obsah
| Preface | 1 |
| Contributors | 6 |
| Abbreviations | 7 |
| Introduction | 9 |
| 1 Arthropod vectors of infectious disease: biology and control | 11 |
| 2 The role of wildlife and wildlife reservoirs in the maintenance of arthropod-borne infections | 23 |
| 3 Interaction of the host immune system with arthropods and arthropod-borne infectious agents | 23 |
| 4 Laboratory diagnosis of arthropod-transmitted infections | 41 |
| 5 Filarial infections | 51 |
| 6 Babesiosis and cytauxzoonosis | 63 |
| 7 Hepatozoonosis | 78 |
| 8 Leishmaniosis | 89 |
| 9 Borreliosis | 100 |
| 10 Bartonellosis | 110 |
| 11 Ehrlichiosis and anaplasmosis | 120 |
| 12 Rickettsial infections | 134 |
| 13 Other arthropod-borne infections of dogs and cats | 138 |
| Appendix | 143 |
| Further reading | 144 |
| Index | 150 |