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Equine Infectious Diseases
Prevent, diagnose, and treat equine infectious diseases with this comprehensive resource
Debra C. Sellon (Edited by), Maureen T. Long (Edited by)
9781455708918, Elsevier Health Sciences
Hardback, published 31 October 2013
664 pages, Approx. 630 illustrations (630 in full color)
27.9 x 21.6 x 3.6 cm, 2.15 kg
"Equine Infectious Diseases is a complete up-to-date review essential for both the general equine practitioner and the specialist, covering both common and rare infectious diseases of the horse, with an international collection of contributors from USA, Canada, United Kingdom, Germany, Denmark, Australia and South Africa.
While this book is a complete and detailed review of infectious diseases in horses, with the latest information on diagnosis, treatment and control of infectious diseases, it is also easy to read, the information is clinically relevant for the practitioner and information is easily accessed. This book is highly recommended for all veterinarians involved in equine practice."
Cynthia Donnellan VBSc (hons) Mmedvet, April 2008
EQUINE INFECTIOUS DISEASES
Authors: D C Sellon and M Long
Publisher: Saunders
This is an extremely comprehensive and detailed reference book on infectious diseases of horses with contributions from many world renowned experts in their various fields. It covers both organ system infections and discussion of specific viral, bacterial, rickettsial, fungal and parasitic diseases and has a final section on the prevention and control of infectious diseases. Recognition, treatment and control of infectious diseases remains the cornerstone of clinical equine practice, never more so now climate change is leading to the spread of disease vectors and bringing diseases previously considered exotic to more temperate regions of the world.
Inevitably, the book has a North American bias, as the editors are based at North American Universities and the majority of the contributors are based in North America. Nevertheless, this does not detract from its value as a reference book. The chapters are extremely well illustrated and include a wide variety of illustrations of clinical cases, pathological specimens and histological slides. There is extensive discussion of the laboratory diagnosis of each disease with detailed information on the biochemical characterisation of each organism. Detailed references are included on an easy to use CD-ROM.
Unfortunately, given the rapidly changing nature of infectious diseases, some subjects are already out of date. For example, no mention is made of the recent Irish outbreak of Equine Infectious Anaemia and the unusual epidemiological features of this outbreak.
This is an extremely comprehensive, well illustrated summary of equine infectious disease and I can thoroughly recommend it to all those who wish to obtain detailed summaries of the major equine diseases. The section on Prevention and Control of infectious diseases is particularly useful in illustrating the approach to diagnosis and control of infectious diseases, with detailed discussion of epidemiology, biosecurity and antimicrobial therapy.
With the ever increasing international travel of horses and climate changes it has never been more important for equine veterinary surgeons to be alert to the possibilities of new and emerging diseases in the U.K. This book will provide an essential reference for all those wishing to be informed on both familiar and less familiar infectious diseases of horses.
Reviewed by David Dugdale at Greenwood Ellis and Partners for EVJ
Ideal for both practitioners and students, Equine Infectious Diseases, 2nd Edition covers the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of infectious disease in horses. Organized by infectious agent — viral, bacterial and rickettsial, protozoal, and fungal — it includes complete coverage of the individual diseases caused by each type of agent. A section on clinical problems offers effective treatment for conditions such as ocular infections, CNS infections, and skin infections. Preventing and controlling infectious disease outbreaks is addressed with information on epidemiology, biosecurity, antimicrobial therapy, and recognizing foreign equine diseases.
Section I: Clinical Problems 1. Respiratory Tract Infections 2. Cardiovascular Infections 3. Gastrointestinal and Peritoneal Infections 4. Central Nervous System Infections 5. Infections of Muscle, Joint and Bone 6. Neonatal Septicemia 7. Infections of Skin 8. Reproductive Tract Infections and Abortion 9. Urinary Tract Infections 10. Ocular Infections 11. Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome Section II: Viral Diseases 12. Laboratory Diagnosis of Viral Infections 13. Equine Influenza 14. Equine Herpesviruses 15. Equine Viral Arteritis 16. African Horse Sickness 17. Miscellaneous Viral Respiratory Diseases 18. Viral Diarrhea 19. Rabies 20. Alphavirus Encephalitides 21. Flavivirus Encephalitides 22. Borna Disease 23. Equine Infectious Anemia 24. Vesicular Stomatitis 25. Papillomavirus Infections 26. Miscellaneous Viral Diseases Section III: Bacterial and Rickettsial Diseases 27. Laboratory Diagnosis of Bacterial Infections 28. Streptococcal infections 29. Staphylococcal Infections 30. Dermatophilosis 31. Rhodococcus Equi Infection 32. Leptospirosis 33. Lyme Borreliosis 34. Lawsonia Intracellularis 35. Salmonellosis 36. Glanders and Farcy 37. Brucellosis 38. Contagious Equine Metritis 39. Anaplasma Phagocytophila Infection 40. Neorickettsia Risticii Infection 41. Enteric Clostridial Infections 42. Systemic Clostridial Infections 43. Botulism 44. Tetanus 45. Miscellaneous Bacterial Infections Section IV: Fungal Diseases 46. Laboratory Diagnosis of Fungal Diseases 47. Coccidiomycosis 48. Sporotricosis 49. Candidiasis 50. Dermatophytosis 51. Pythiosis and Zygomycosis 52. Aspergillosis 53. Miscellaneous Fungal Infections Section V: Parasitic Diseases 54. Laboratory Diagnosis of Parasitic Diseases 55. Protozoal Myeloencephalitis 56. Piroplasmosis 57. Nematode Infections 58. Cestode Infections 59. Ectoparasites 60. Miscellaneous Parasitic Infections Section VI: Prevention and Control of Infectious Diseases 61. Epidemiology of Infectious Diseases 62. Biosecurity and Control of Infectious Disease Outbreaks 63. Infectious Diseases and International Movement of Horses 64. Immunoprophylaxis 65. Antimicrobial Therapy 66. Immunotherapy Appendices Infectious Disease Rule-outs for Medical Problems Laboratory Testing for Infectious Diseases Manufacturers of Diagnostic Test Kits and Products Antimicrobial Drug Formulary
Subject Areas: Equine veterinary medicine [MZDH]
