"Exceptionally well organized and presented and a highly useful reference for veterinary medicine practitioners, academic staff, and researchers, "Pathology and Epidemiology of Aquatic Animal Diseases for Practitioners" is also suitable for anyone interested in aquatic veterinary medicine...unreservedly recommended as a core addition to professional, college, and university Veterinarian Medicine collections."- Paul T. Vogel, Midwest Book Review, 22/6 (June 2023)
List of Contributors xxiForeword xxiiPreface xxiiiAcknowledgments xxivPart I Pathology of Aquatic Animal Species 11 Aquatic Invertebrates 3Acacia Alcivar-Warren, Kelly Bateman, Morag Clinton, Leo Foyle, Gregory Lewbart, Richmond Loh, and Julius Tepper2 Teleost Fish 81Laura Urdes and Marius Hangan3 Amphibians 115María J. Forzán4 Reptiles 136Karina Jones and Ellen Ariel5 Aquatic Birds 177Nicole M. Nemeth6 Aquatic Mammals 214Pádraig DuignanPart II Epidemiology and Animal Health Economics 3517 Epidemiology Keyword Refresher 353Chris Walster and Leo Foyle8 Diagnostics: Sampling and Diagnostic Testing 376Chris Walster and Leo Foyle9 Biosecurity: The Use of Risk Assessment, Surveillance, Outbreak Investigation, Modelling Disease Outbreaks 382Chris Walster and Leo Foyle10 Animal Health Economics 404Chris Walster and Leo FoyleIndex 415
The EditorsLaura Urdes is Assistant Professor at The University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine of Bucharest in Romania. She is also Past-President of WAVMA.Chris Walster is a qualified veterinary surgeon with a long-standing interest in aquatic veterinary medicine and current WAVMA administrator in Stafford in the UK. He is also Past-President of WAVMA.Julius Tepper is a Veterinarian at Long Island Fish Hospital in Manorville, New York in the USA. He is also Past-President of WAVMA.