Equine Infectious Diseases

ISBN: 978-0-323-88350-4
Verlag: Mosby US

Buch, Englisch, Format (B × H): 216 mm x 276 mm

- Public health considerations presented in nearly every chapter?discuss zoonotic disease potential and precautions, as well as other public health concerns
- Robust art program features nearly 575 full-color photos and illustrations?to provide clear, accurate representations of clinical appearances of infectious diseases
- Logically organized by infectious agent allows reader-friendly format
- Appendices that show which symptoms may indicate specific infectious diseases with cross-references to the chapters in which they are discussed, an antimicrobial drug formulary that?provides information on adjusting dosages on the basis of clinical and toxicologic data, and vaccination guidelines for horses in North America?to help horse traders understand the necessary steps to avoid hefty fines and even license suspensions for non-compliance
- The most up-to-date immunization recommendations for horses in North America,?organized by foals/weanlings, yearlings, performance horses, pleasure horses, and broodmares

Autoren/Hrsg.

Sellon, Debra C.

Long, Maureen T.

Fachgebiete

• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Veterinärmedizin Veterinärmedizin: Pferde
• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Veterinärmedizin Veterinärmedizin: Infektionskrankheiten

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Section I: Clinical Problems
1. Respiratory Tract Infections
2. Cardiovascular Infections
3. Gastrointestinal and Peritoneal Infections
4. Central Nervous System Infections
5. Infections of Muscle, Joint and Bone
6. Neonatal Septicemia
7. Infections of Skin
8. Reproductive Tract Infections and Abortion
9. Urinary Tract Infections
10. Ocular Infections
11. Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome

Section II: Viral Diseases
12. Laboratory Diagnosis of Viral Infections
13. Equine Influenza
14. Equine Herpesviruses
15. Equine Viral Arteritis
16. African Horse Sickness
17. Miscellaneous Viral Respiratory Diseases
18. Viral Diarrhea
19. Rabies
20. Alphavirus Encephalitides
21. Flavivirus Encephalitides
22. Borna Disease
23. Equine Infectious Anemia
24. Vesicular Stomatitis
25. Papillomavirus Infections
26. Miscellaneous Viral Diseases
27. Equine Coronavirus (ECoV) (NEW!)

Section III: Bacterial and Rickettsial Diseases
27. Laboratory Diagnosis of Bacterial Infections
28. Streptococcal infections
29. Staphylococcal Infections
30. Dermatophilosis
31. Rhodococcus Equi Infection
32. Leptospirosis
33. Lyme Borreliosis
34. Lawsonia Intracellularis
35. Salmonellosis
36. Glanders and Farcy
37. Brucellosis
38. Contagious Equine Metritis
39. Anaplasma Phagocytophila Infection
40. Neorickettsia Risticii Infection
41. Enteric Clostridial Infections
42. Systemic Clostridial Infections
43. Botulism
44. Tetanus
45. Miscellaneous Bacterial Infections

Section IV: Fungal Diseases
46. Laboratory Diagnosis of Fungal Diseases
47. Coccidiomycosis??
48. Sporotricosis
49. Candidiasis
50. Dermatophytosis
51. Pythiosis and Zygomycosis
52. Aspergillosis
53. Miscellaneous Fungal Infections

Section V: Parasitic Diseases
54. Laboratory Diagnosis of Parasitic Diseases
55. Protozoal Myeloencephalitis
56. Piroplasmosis
57. Nematode Infections
58. Cestode Infections
59. Ectoparasites
60. Miscellaneous Parasitic Infections

Section VI: Prevention and Control of Infectious Diseases
61. Epidemiology of Infectious Diseases
62. Biosecurity and Control of Infectious Disease Outbreaks
63. Infectious Diseases and International Movement of Horses
64. Immunoprophylaxis
65. Antimicrobial Therapy??
66. Immunotherapy

Über Autor(innen)

Long, Maureen T.
Dr. Long has an invaluable background that qualifies her to help Dr. Sellon edit the work of countless expert contributors to this title. Dr. Long has an MS and PhD in veterinary science as well as her DVM in veterinary medicine. Her research interests include several equine and large animal infectious diseases, including Ehrlichia risticii, Neospora caninum, and Toxoplasma. Dr. Long performs much of the background research that makes this book possible.

Sellon, Debra C.
Dr. Sellon is board certified in large animal internal medicine and has a long record of service to the ACVIM. She was the 2010 recipient of their Distinguished Service Award at the 28th annual ACVIM Forum in Anaheim, California. Sellon is currently a Professor of Equine Medicine at Washington State University and the Associate Dean of their Veterinary Medicine Graduate School.