{"product_id":"pathology-and-epidemiology-of-aquatic-animal-diseases-for-practitioners-isbn-9781119839675","title":"Pathology and Epidemiology of Aquatic Animal Diseases for Practitioners","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eComprehensive reference on the diseases and applied epidemiology of all aquatic animal taxa, including invertebrates and vertebrates\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003ePathology and Epidemiology of Aquatic Animal Diseases for Practitioners\u003c\/i\u003e provides information on the diseases and applied epidemiology of all aquatic animal taxa, including invertebrates and vertebrates, along with information on applied epidemiology, acknowledging the One Health concept, and discussion on probabilities of disease outbreaks occurring and assesses the economic costs of treating those outbreaks, if applicable.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDivided into two sections, the book looks at the pathology of major aquatic taxa and their associated infectious diseases—parasitic, viral, and bacterial—and non-infectious diseases. Each includes an overview, their host range and transmission, signs and diagnosis, differentials, and treatment and management. These assets are accompanied by clinical signs-lesion differential charts.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSample topics discussed in \u003ci\u003ePathology and Epidemiology of Aquatic Animal Diseases\u003c\/i\u003e include:\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eEchinoderms, including crinoidea (crinoids, sea lilies, feather stars, and asteroidea), sea stars\/starfish, and ophiuroidea (brittle stars and basket stars)\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eReptiles, including turtles (freshwater and marine), crocodilians, marine iguanas, and sea snakes\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ePinnipeds, including otariidae (eared seals), odobenidae (walruses), phocidae (earless seals), mustelidae (otters), and sirenia (manatees and dugongs)\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eTropical marine aquarium fish (damselfish, angelfish, gobies, wrasses, parrotfish, butterfly fish, and clownfish) and anemones.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eA highly useful reference for veterinary practitioners, academic staff, and researchers, \u003ci\u003ePathology and Epidemiology of Aquatic Animal Diseases\u003c\/i\u003e is also suitable for those who are interested in aquatic veterinary medicine and serves as a companion to \u003ci\u003eFundamentals of Aquatic Veterinary Medicine\u003c\/i\u003e, written by the same editorial team.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eList of Contributors xxi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eForeword xxii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePreface xxiii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments xxiv\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart I Pathology of Aquatic Animal Species 1\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 Aquatic Invertebrates 3\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAcacia Alcivar-Warren, Kelly Bateman, Morag Clinton, Leo Foyle, Gregory Lewbart, Richmond Loh, and Julius Tepper\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 Teleost Fish 81\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLaura Urdes and Marius Hangan\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 Amphibians 115\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMaría J. Forzán\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 Reptiles 136\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKarina Jones and Ellen Ariel\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 Aquatic Birds 177\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNicole M. Nemeth\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 Aquatic Mammals 214\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePádraig Duignan\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart II Epidemiology and Animal Health Economics 351\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 Epidemiology Keyword Refresher 353\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChris Walster and Leo Foyle\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 Diagnostics: Sampling and Diagnostic Testing 376\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChris Walster and Leo Foyle\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9 Biosecurity: The Use of Risk Assessment, Surveillance, Outbreak Investigation, Modelling Disease Outbreaks 382\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChris Walster and Leo Foyle\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10 Animal Health Economics 404\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChris Walster and Leo Foyle\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 415\u003c\/p\u003e \"Each chapter breaks down the causes, symptoms, diagnosis and ways to manage specific diseases. In other words, what it looks like, what else should vets be thinking about and, of course, how do they cure it? The usefulness of the book comes as no surprise when we look at the list of authors and editors – a group of renowned aquatic veterinarians ...The practicality of the book shines through thanks to their knowledge.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e- Matthijs Metselaar, Specialist in fish health and production. Published in \u003ci\u003eVet Record\u003c\/i\u003e (May 2024)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"llustrated throughout in full color, \"Pathology and Epidemiology of Aquatic Animal Diseases for Practitioners\" is a comprehensive and thoroughly 'user friendly' reference for veterinary students, veterinary practitioners, academic staff, and and aquatic life researchers. Unreservedly recommended for personal, professional, community, and college\/university library Aquatic Veterinary collections\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e- Library Bookwatch, \u003ci\u003eMidwest Book Review, \u003c\/i\u003e28\/11 (Nov 23)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Exceptionally well organized and presented and a highly useful reference for veterinary medicine practitioners, academic staff, and researchers, \"Pathology and Epidemiology of Aquatic Animal Diseases for Practitioners\" is also suitable for anyone interested in aquatic veterinary medicine...unreservedly recommended as a core addition to professional, college, and university Veterinarian Medicine collections.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e- Paul T. Vogel, MBR Bookwatch, \u003ci\u003eMidwest Book Review, \u003c\/i\u003e22\/6 (June 2023)\u003c\/b\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Editors\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLaura Urdes\u003c\/b\u003e is Assistant Professor at The University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine of Bucharest in Romania. She is also Past-President of WAVMA.  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChris Walster\u003c\/b\u003e is a qualified veterinary surgeon with a long-standing interest in aquatic veterinary medicine and current WAVMA administrator in Stafford in the UK. He is also Past-President of WAVMA.  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJulius Tepper\u003c\/b\u003e is a Veterinarian at Long Island Fish Hospital in Manorville, New York in the USA. He is also Past-President of WAVMA.   \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eComprehensive reference on the diseases and applied epidemiology of all aquatic animal taxa, including invertebrates and vertebrates\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003ePathology and Epidemiology of Aquatic Animal Diseases for Practitioners\u003c\/i\u003e provides information on the diseases and applied epidemiology of all aquatic animal taxa, including invertebrates and vertebrates, along with information on applied epidemiology, acknowledging the One Health concept, and discussion on probabilities of disease outbreaks occurring and assesses the economic costs of treating those outbreaks, if applicable. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDivided into two sections, the book looks at the pathology of major aquatic taxa and their associated infectious diseases—parasitic, viral, and bacterial—and non-infectious diseases. Each includes an overview, their host range and transmission, signs and diagnosis, differentials, and treatment and management. These assets are accompanied by clinical signs-lesion differential charts. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSample topics discussed in \u003ci\u003ePathology and Epidemiology of Aquatic Animal Diseases\u003c\/i\u003e include: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Echinoderms, including crinoidea (crinoids, sea lilies, feather stars, and asteroidea), sea stars\/starfish, and ophiuroidea (brittle stars and basket stars)\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eReptiles, including turtles (freshwater and marine), crocodilians, marine iguanas, and sea snakes\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ePinnipeds, including otariidae (eared seals), odobenidae (walruses), phocidae (earless seals), mustelidae (otters), and sirenia (manatees and dugongs)\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eTropical marine aquarium fish (damselfish, angelfish, gobies, wrasses, parrotfish, butterfly fish, and clownfish) and anemones. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eA highly useful reference for veterinary practitioners, academic staff, and researchers, \u003ci\u003ePathology and Epidemiology of Aquatic Animal Diseases\u003c\/i\u003e is also suitable for those who are interested in aquatic veterinary medicine and serves as a companion to \u003ci\u003eFundamentals of Aquatic Veterinary Medicine\u003c\/i\u003e, written by the same editorial team.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wiley-Blackwell","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47989754036453,"sku":"NP9781119839675","price":170.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781119839675.jpg?v=1761785360","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/pathology-and-epidemiology-of-aquatic-animal-diseases-for-practitioners-isbn-9781119839675","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}