| Zoonoses - Infections Affecting Humans and Animals: Focus on Public Health Aspects 2015 Edition Contributor(s): Sing, Andreas (Editor) |
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ISBN: 9401794561 ISBN-13: 9789401794565 Publisher: Springer OUR PRICE: $284.99 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: December 2014 * Not available - Not in print at this time * |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Medical | Microbiology - Medical | Infectious Diseases - Medical | Veterinary Medicine - General |
| Dewey: 579 |
| Physical Information: 2.38" H x 6.14" W x 9.21" (3.94 lbs) 1143 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The book will cover the most important zoonoses having a direct impact on public health and debate actual developments in this field from a 'One Health' perspective. The main chapters will deal with zoonoses in the food chain including a special focus on the emerging issue of antibiotic resistance, with zoonoses in domestic animals, pets, in and wildlife species, the role of zoonoses in the spread of influenza and tuberculosis and zoonotic pathogens as agents for bioterrorism. Further chapters cover non-resolved and currently hotly debated zoonoses (e.g. Morbus Crohn disease, /Paratuberculosis, Chronic Botulism) as well as, the economic and ecological aspects of zoonoses. |