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Management of Disease in Wild Mammals
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Hardcover. Managing disease in free-ranging wild mammals presents serious challenges. This book provides an authoritative contemporary review of the major issues and challenges in the management of disease in wild mammals. Editor(s): Delahay, Richard; Hutchings, Michael R.; Smith, Graham C. Num Pages: 284 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PSVL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 241 x 163 x 17. Weight in Grams: 596.
In recent years nobody could have failed to notice the frequent and often sensati- alist media headlines warning of the latest global disease threat to humankind. But behind all the hyperbole lie real challenges related to dealing with the increasing incidence of emerging zoonotic disease events, the majority of which are thought to originate in wildlife (Jones et al. 2008). There are also many important diseases of domestic livestock which also occur in wildlife (e. g. foot and mouth disease and classical swine fever in wild boar, bovine tuberculosis in deer, badgers or possums), some of which can have a ... Read more
In recent years nobody could have failed to notice the frequent and often sensati- alist media headlines warning of the latest global disease threat to humankind. But behind all the hyperbole lie real challenges related to dealing with the increasing incidence of emerging zoonotic disease events, the majority of which are thought to originate in wildlife (Jones et al. 2008). There are also many important diseases of domestic livestock which also occur in wildlife (e. g. foot and mouth disease and classical swine fever in wild boar, bovine tuberculosis in deer, badgers or possums), some of which can have a ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Springer
Condition
New
Number of Pages
284
Place of Publication
Tokyo, Japan
ISBN
9784431771333
SKU
V9784431771333
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Ref
99-15
Reviews for Management of Disease in Wild Mammals
From the reviews: "Heading a large, diverse herd of contributors, Richard Delahay, Graham Smith and Michael Hutchings have now produced an excellent survey of current concepts and research techniques for studying infections in wild mammals, and strategies for their management. Appetising for all biologists, the 11 chapters cover not only familiar conditions … but also ... Read more