Chapter 54 Heartwater (Ehrlichia ruminantium) Sharon L. Deem DISEASE DEFINITION Heartwater is a noncontagious tick-borne disease of domestic ruminants and wildlife. Thought to be a wildlife-adapted disease, heartwater was first…
Chapter 34 Baylisascaris Neural Larva Migrans in Zoo Animals Cynthia E. Stringfield Larva migrans refers to the prolonged migration and persistence of helminth larvae in the organs and tissues of…
Chapter 31 Occupational Exposure to Zoonotic Simian Retroviruses: Health and Safety Implications for Persons Working with Nonhuman Primates Hayley Weston Murphy, William M. Switzer Nonhuman primates (NHPs) may be naturally…
Chapter 52 Tuberculosis in Michigan Deer James G. Sikarskie HISTORY AND BACKGROUND Tuberculosis (TB) caused by Mycobacterium bovis is endemic in the free-ranging white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) population in northeastern…
Chapter 49 Hypocalcemia, Hypomagnesemia, and Rumenitis in Exotic Ruminants Michele A. Miller, Martha Weber As nutritional products provided to exotic ruminants have improved in quality to simulate those for domestic…
Chapter 17 Amphibian Chytridiomycosis Allan P. Pessier Chytridiomycosis is an important emerging disease of amphibians caused by the chytrid fungus Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (Bd). Although previously classified within the kingdom Protista,…
Chapter 44 Neonatal Elephant Mortality Laurie J. Gage The mortality rate of captive elephant calves in North America and Europe has been discussed with growing concern in a number of…
Chapter 14 Selected Fish Diseases in Wild Populations Francis T. Scullion Fishing is a vital source of income for local communities and a popular pastime in many countries of the…
Chapter 41 Algal Bloom Toxicity in Marine Animals Linda J. Lowenstine Harmful algal blooms (HABs) are becoming more frequent along all coasts of the United States and throughout the world1,2…
Chapter 23 Medical Management of Curassows Maryanne E. Tocidlowski The Houston Zoological Gardens (HZG) has been successful in raising and maintaining curassows in captivity, housing more than 230 curassows of…
