"Specifically written as a curriculum textbook for undergraduate and postgraduate students studying veterinary public health and epidemiology, "Textbook of Zoonoses" is also a helpful resource for other veterinary and medical professionals interested in public health and epidemiology...a critically important and unreservedly recommended addition to personal, professional, community, veterinary school, college, and university library "- Library Bookwatch, Mar 23, Midwest Book Review
ForewordPrefaceAcknowledgementsIntroduction to ZoonosesUnderstanding concepts and terms related to ZoonosesSECTION 1: BACTERIAL ZOONOSES1. Anthrax2. Brucellosis3. Cat-scratch disease4. Glanders5. Leptospirosis6. Lyme disease (or Lyme borreliosis)7. Plague8. Q fever9. Tularemia10. Zoonotic Chlamydiosis11. Zoonotic Tuberculosis12. Other zoonosesa. Meliodiosisb. Tetanusc. Dog-bite transmitted bacterial pathogensd. Rat Bite Fever agentsBacterial foodborne pathogens(Bacillus cereus, Campylobacteriosis, Clostridium perfringens, Clostridium botulinum, Diarrhoeagenic Escherichia coli, Listeria monocytogenes, Salmonellosis, Staphylococcus aureus, Vibriosis and Yersiniosis)SECTION 2: VIRAL ZOONOSESIntroduction13. Crimean Congo Haemorrhagic Fever (CCHF)14. Ebola Haemorrhagic Fever15. Hantavirus disease16. Influenza viruses17. Japanese Encephalitis18. Nipah19. Rabies20. Rift Valley Fever21. West Nile Fever22. Yellow Fever23. Zoonotic Coronaviruses24. Viral Haemorrhagic fevers (Arenaviruses, Bunyaviruses, Filoviruses and Flaviviruses)25. Other Zoonotic Viruses of Public Health Importance(Eastern equine encephalomyelitis (EEE), Western equine encephalomyelitis (WEE), Venezuelan equine encephalomyelitis (VEE), Foot and mouth disease (FMD), Hendra virus (HeV), Herpes B Virus (Cercopithecine herpesvirus 1), La Crosse encephalitis virus (LACV), Lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus (LCMV), Monkeypox virus, Powassan virus (POWV), Saint Louis encephalitis virus (SLEV)26. Foodborne viral zoonosesSECTION 3: PARASITIC ZOONOSESIntroduction27. Amoebiasis28. Balantidiasis29. Cryptosporidiosis30. Cutaneous Larvae Migrans31. Diphyllobothriasis32. Echinococcosis33. Giardiasis34. Leishmaniasis35. Sarcocystosis36. Schistosomiasis37. Taeniasis/Cystecercosis complex38. Toxoplasmosis39. Trichinellosis40. Trypanosomiasis41. Visceral Larvae Migrans42. Other parasitic zoonoses of public health importancea. Angiostrongyliasisb. Anisakiasisc. Clonorchiasisd. Dracunculiasise. Fasciolopsiasisf. Paragonimiasisg. Pentastomiasish. Primary Amoebic Meningoencephalitis (PAM)SECTION 4: FUNGAL ZOONOSESIntroduction43. Aspergillosis44. Blastomycosis45. Coccidioidomycosis46. Cryptococcosis47. Dermatophytosis48. Histoplasmosis49. Mucormycoses50. Sporotrichosis51. Other important fungal zooonosesSECTION 5: RICKETTSIAL ZOONOSESIntroductionA. Typhus group1. Epidemic typhus2. Endemic typhusB. Spotted fever group1. Tick borne spotted fevera. Rocky Mountain spotted feverb. Other important tick-borne spotted fever rickettsioses2. Flea-borne spotted fever3. Mite-borne spotted feverC. Scrub typhusDiagnosis of rickettsiosesSECTION 6: PRION DISEASESANNEXURES1. Important Global Health Days2. List of important zoonoses related to farm animals and pets3. CDC classification of bioterrorism agentsReferencesCredits and Sources/AcknowledgmentsIndex
Dr Jasbir Singh Bedi, Professor, Centre for One Health, College of Veterinary Science, Guru Angad Dev Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Punjab, India.Dr Deepthi Vijay, Assistant Professor, College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Kerala Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Kerala, India.Dr Pankaj Dhaka, Assistant Professor, Centre for One Health, College of Veterinary Science, Guru Angad Dev Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Punjab, India.
