Infectious Disease Management in Animal Shelters
by Editor: Lila Miller (American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals); Editor: Kate Hurley (University of California, Davis)Format: eBook
Pub. Date: 2009-09-01
Publisher(s): Wiley-Blackwell
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Summary
Infectious Disease Management in Animal Shelters is a comprehensive guide to preventing, managing, and treating disease outbreaks in shelters. Emphasizing strategies for the prevention of illness and mitigation of disease, this book provides detailed, practical information regarding fundamental principles of disease control and specific management of important diseases affecting dogs and cats in group living environments. Taking an in-depth, population health approach, the text presents information to aid in the fight against the most significant and costly health issues in shelter care facilities.
Table of Contents
| Contributors | |
| Preface | |
| Acknowledgments | |
| Principles of Disease Management | |
| Introduction to Disease Management in Animal Shelters | |
| Wellness | |
| Outbreak Management | |
| Sanitation and Disinfection | |
| Canine and Feline Vaccinations and Immunology | |
| Pharmacology | |
| Necropsy Techniques | |
| Respiratory Diseases | |
| Feline Upper Respiratory Disease | |
| Canine Kennel Cough Complex | |
| Canine Distemper Virus | |
| Canine Influenza | |
| Gastrointestinal Diseases | |
| Feline Panleukopenia | |
| Canine Parvovirus and Coronavirus | |
| Internal Parasites | |
| Bacterial and Protozoal Gastrointestinal Disease | |
| Dermatological Disease | |
| Dermatophytosis | |
| Ectoparasites | |
| Other Diseases | |
| Rabies | |
| Feline Leukemia Virus and Feline Immunodeficiency Virus | |
| Feline Infectious Peritonitis | |
| Vector-Borne Disease | |
| Heartworms | |
| Zoonosis | |
| Index | |
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