Textbook of Zoonoses

Comprehensive resource covering the aetiology, epidemiology and transmission cycle, clinical symptoms, diagnosis, and prevention and control strategies of the important zoonoses.

Zoonoses are the diseases which can spread from animals to humans. This book covers all important zoonoses that are prevalent in today’s world. As a modern learning resource, it incorporates recent scientific developments and concepts to give readers a complete overview of each zoonoses. Written by three well-qualified authors in academia, sample topics covered within the book include:

• Bacterial, viral, parasitic, rickettsial, fungal, prion, and foodborne zoonoses
• Aetiology and epidemiology of each zoonotic disease
• Clinical symptoms and diagnosis in animals and humans
• Treatment options, plus prevention and control strategies
• CDC classification of zoonotic agents and the WHO’s list of ‘neglected zoonoses’

Written 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.

Table of contents

Foreword

Preface

Acknowledgements

Introduction to Zoonoses

Understanding concepts and terms related to Zoonoses

SECTION 1: BACTERIAL ZOONOSES

1. Anthrax

2. Brucellosis

3. Cat-scratch disease

4. Glanders

5. Leptospirosis

6. Lyme disease (or Lyme borreliosis)

7. Plague

8. Q fever

9. Tularemia

10. Zoonotic Chlamydiosis

11. Zoonotic Tuberculosis

12. Other zoonoses

a. Meliodiosis

b. Tetanus

c. Dog-bite transmitted bacterial pathogens

d. Rat Bite Fever agents

Bacterial foodborne pathogens

(Bacillus cereus, Campylobacteriosis, Clostridium perfringens, Clostridium botulinum, Diarrhoeagenic Escherichia coli, Listeria monocytogenes, Salmonellosis, Staphylococcus aureus, Vibriosis and Yersiniosis)

SECTION 2: VIRAL ZOONOSES

Introduction

13. Crimean Congo Haemorrhagic Fever (CCHF)

14. Ebola Haemorrhagic Fever

15. Hantavirus disease

16. Influenza viruses

17. Japanese Encephalitis

18. Nipah

19. Rabies

20. Rift Valley Fever

21. West Nile Fever

22. Yellow Fever

23. Zoonotic Coronaviruses

24. 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 zoonoses

SECTION 3: PARASITIC ZOONOSES

Introduction

27. Amoebiasis

28. Balantidiasis

29. Cryptosporidiosis

30. Cutaneous Larvae Migrans

31. Diphyllobothriasis

32. Echinococcosis

33. Giardiasis

34. Leishmaniasis

35. Sarcocystosis

36. Schistosomiasis

37. Taeniasis/Cystecercosis complex

38. Toxoplasmosis

39. Trichinellosis

40. Trypanosomiasis

41. Visceral Larvae Migrans

42. Other parasitic zoonoses of public health importance

a. Angiostrongyliasis

b. Anisakiasis

c. Clonorchiasis

d. Dracunculiasis

e. Fasciolopsiasis

f. Paragonimiasis

g. Pentastomiasis

h. Primary Amoebic Meningoencephalitis (PAM)

SECTION 4: FUNGAL ZOONOSES

Introduction

43. Aspergillosis

44. Blastomycosis

45. Coccidioidomycosis

46. Cryptococcosis

47. Dermatophytosis

48. Histoplasmosis

49. Mucormycoses

50. Sporotrichosis

51. Other important fungal zooonoses

SECTION 5: RICKETTSIAL ZOONOSES

Introduction

A. Typhus group

1. Epidemic typhus

2. Endemic typhus

B. Spotted fever group

1. Tick borne spotted fever

a. Rocky Mountain spotted fever

b. Other important tick-borne spotted fever rickettsioses

2. Flea-borne spotted fever

3. Mite-borne spotted fever

C. Scrub typhus

Diagnosis of rickettsioses

SECTION 6: PRION DISEASES

ANNEXURES

1. Important Global Health Days

2. List of important zoonoses related to farm animals and pets

3. CDC classification of bioterrorism agents

References

Credits and Sources/Acknowledgments