Parasitic Diseases of Wild Birds

by Atkinson, Carter T.; Thomas, Nancy J.; Hunter, D. Bruce

• ISBN13: 9780813820811
• ISBN10: 0813820812
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2009-01-13
• Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell

Summary

Parasitic Diseases of Wild Birds provides thorough coverage of major parasite groups affecting wild bird species. Broken into four sections covering protozoa, helminths, leeches, and arthropod parasites, this volume provides reviews of the history, disease, epizootiology, pathology, and population impacts caused by parasitic disease. Taking a unique approach that focuses on the effects of the parasites on the host, Parasitic Diseases of Wild Birds fills a unique niche in animal health literature.

Author Biography

Carter T. Atkinson, Ph.D., is a research microbiologist with the U. S. Geological Survey, Pacific Island Ecosystems Research Center. His research focuses on protozoan parasites of vertebrates, particularly birds, with a recent emphasis on the effects of introduced avian malaria on Hawaiian forest birds.

Nancy J. Thomas, DVM, MS, Diplomate, American College of Veterinary Pathologists, is an endangered species specialist for the U. S. Geological Survey, National Wildlife Health Center. She has more than 20 years of experience in diagnostic pathology and research on wild bird diseases.

D. Bruce Hunter, DVM, MSC, is a professor in the Department of Pathobiology, Ontario Veterinary College, University of Guelph. His specialty encompasses avian, fur-bearing, and wildlife pathology and ecosystem health. His research interests have included infectious diseases in commercial poultry, West Nile Virus in owls, and diseases of mink.

Table of Contents

Introduction

Parasitism: Costs and Effects

Protozoa

Haemoproteus

Avian Malaria

Leucocytozoonosis

Atoxoplasma, Sarcocystis, and Isospora

Trichomonosis

Histomonas

Eimeria

Disseminated Visceral Coccidiosis in Cranes

Cryptosporidium

Toxoplasma

Helminths

Trematodes

Schistosomes

Cestodes

Acanthocephala

Eustrongylidosis

Trichostrongylus

Dispharynx, Echinuria, and Streptocara

Tracheal Worms

Amidostomum and Epomidiostomum

Tetrameridosis

Avioserpensosis

Heterakis and Ascaridia

Ascaridoid Nematodes: Contracaecum, Porrocaecum, and Baylisascars

Diplotriaena, Serratospiculum, and Serratospiculoides

Filarioid Nematodes

Capillarid Nematodes

Leeches

Leech Parasites of Birds

Arthropods

Phthiraptera, the Chewing Lice

Acariasis

Black Flies (Diptera:Simulidae)

Myiasis in Wild Birds

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