Management of Disease in Wild Mammals

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xiii

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2. The Science of Wildlife Disease Management

   • Richard J. Delahay, Graham C. Smith, Michael R. Hutchings

   Pages 1-8

3. Wildlife Population Structure and Parasite Transmission: Implications for Disease Management

   • Paul C. Cross, Julian Drewe, Victoria Patrek, Gareth Pearce, Michael D. Samuel, Richard J. Delahay

   Pages 9-29

4. Assessment of Transmission Rates and Routes, and the Implications for Management

   • Peter Caley, Glenn Marion, Michael R. Hutchings

   Pages 31-51

5. Modelling Disease Dynamics and Management Scenarios

   • Graham C. Smith, Glenn Marion, Steve Rushton, Dirk Pfeiffer, Hans H. Thulke, Dirk Eisinger et al.

   Pages 53-77

6. An Economic Perspective on Wildlife Disease Management

   • Richard Bennett, Graham C. Smith, Ken Willis

   Pages 79-96

7. Options for the Control of Disease 1: Targeting the Infectious or Parasitic Agent

   • Jean Blancou, Marc Artois, Emmanuelle Gilot-Fromont, Volker Kaden, Sophie Rossi, Graham C. Smith et al.

   Pages 97-120

8. Options for the Control of Disease 2: Targeting Hosts

   • Stephen P. Carter, Sugoto S. Roy, Dave P. Cowan, Giovanna Massei, Graham C. Smith, Weihong Ji et al.

   Pages 121-146

9. Options for the Control of Disease 3: Targeting the Environment

   • Alastair I. Ward, Kurt C. VerCauteren, W. David Walter, Emmanuelle Gilot-Fromont, Sophie Rossi, Gareth Edwards-Jones et al.

   Pages 147-168

10. Risk Assessment and Contingency Planning for Exotic Disease Introductions

    • Vicky S. Jackson, Selene Huntley, Alex Tomlinson, Graham C. Smith, Mike A. Taylor, Richard J. Delahay

    Pages 169-185

11. Wildlife Disease Surveillance and Monitoring

    • Marc Artois, Roy Bengis, Richard J. Delahay, Marie-José Duchêne, J. Paul Duff, Ezio Ferroglio et al.

    Pages 187-213

12. Disease Management in Endangered Mammals

    • Andrew C. Breed, Raina K. Plowright, David T. S. Hayman, Darryn L. Knobel, Fieke M. Molenaar, David Gardner–Roberts et al.

    Pages 215-239

13. Back Matter

    Pages 241-284

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In recent years nobody could have failed to notice the frequent and often sensati- alist media headlines warning of the latest global disease threat to humankind. But behind all the hyperbole lie real challenges related to dealing with the increasing incidence of emerging zoonotic disease events, the majority of which are thought to originate in wildlife (Jones et al. 2008). There are also many important diseases of domestic livestock which also occur in wildlife (e. g. foot and mouth disease and classical swine fever in wild boar, bovine tuberculosis in deer, badgers or possums), some of which can have a devastating impact on the farming industry, the wider rural economy and ultimately the public purse. But we should also not forget that wildlife diseases may have serious implications for the conservation of biodiversity. For some of the rarest, most endangered species (such as the Ethiopian wolf) d- ease may pose the greatest threat to their survival. If we are to avoid or reduce these impacts then we must improve our ability to detect and manage the risks associated with disease in wildlife populations. This is a challenge that will require expertise from many different disciplines: veterinary, ecological, medical, economic, poli- cal and zoological. In such an interdisciplinary field it is difficult to stay up to date with contemporary ideas and with techniques that may be rapidly evolving.

• Disease Control
• Epidemiology
• Mamma
• Mammal Ecology
• Veterinary Science
• behavior
• development
• ecology
• environment
• Fish and Wildlife Biology

From the reviews:

"Heading a large, diverse herd of contributors, Richard Delahay, Graham Smith and Michael Hutchings have now produced an excellent survey of current concepts and research techniques for studying infections in wild mammals, and strategies for their management. Appetising for all biologists, the 11 chapters cover not only familiar conditions … but also infections ranging from chronic wasting disease in deer to facial tumour disease in Tasmanian devils. Especially valuable are case studies on topics such as European brown hare syndrome … ." (Bernard Dixon, Biologist, Vol. 56 (3), August, 2009)

• Wildlife Disease Ecology Team, Central Science Laboratory, Sand Hutton, UK

  Richard J. Delahay, Graham C. Smith

• Disease Systems Team, Scottish Agricultural College (SAC), Edinburgh, UK

  Michael R. Hutchings

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