Chapter 64 Ocular Disease and Suspected Causes in Captive Pinnipeds Laurie J. Gage Ocular disease is one of the most common medical problems observed in captive pinnipeds, with a disproportionally…
Chapter 15 Children’s Zoo Medicine Zoonoses Stephanie B. James This chapter is a general overview of common zoonotic diseases, diseases that may be transmitted from animal to human that are…
Chapter 54 Ebola Hemorrhagic Fever Kenneth N. Cameron, Patricia E. Reed Definition and Cause Ebola hemorrhagic fever (EHF) is a hemorrhagic disease of humans and nonhuman primates caused by the…
Chapter 45 Avian Influenza H5N1 Virus Epidemiology in Wild Birds, Zoo Outbreaks, and Zoo Vaccination Policy Martin Gilbert, Joost Philippa Influenza A viruses are a genus of highly variable, negative-strand…
Chapter 30 Amphibian Viral Diseases Graham Crawshaw In earlier editions of this text, viral infections of amphibians received little consideration because they were not considered to be of great clinical…
Chapter 1 Disease Risk Analysis in Wildlife Health Field Studies Sharon L. Deem Although risk may be defined many ways, it always denotes the possibility of loss or injury. In…
Chapter 20 Approaching Health Problems at the Wildlife–Domestic Animal Interface Jonna A.K. Mazet, Christine K. Johnson Contact between domestic animals and wildlife is an increasing conservation health challenge, with livestock…
Chapter 62 Pyometra in Large Felids Stephanie McCain, Edward C. Ramsay Pyometra is well described in domestic cats, but is relatively uncommon. However, pyometra appears to occur more often in…
Chapter 59 Primer on Tick-Borne Diseases in Exotic Carnivores Mark W. Cunningham, Michael J. Yabsley Tick-borne diseases include bacterial, viral, protozoal, and even toxic diseases transmitted or caused by ticks….
Chapter 8 Integrated Pest Management Jennifer N. Langan Pests, including insects, rodents, nuisance birds, and certain mammals, are common in zoos because of the ready availability of food, water, and…
