Management of Disease in Wild Mammals

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Delahay, Richard J. (Editor), Smith, Graham C. (Editor), Hutchings, Michael R. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Tokyo : Springer Japan, 2009.
• Subjects: Life sciences.; Veterinary medicine.; Animal ecology.; Conservation biology.; Ecology.; Zoology.; Wildlife.; Fish.; Environmental management.; Life Sciences.; Fish & Wildlife Biology & Management.; Animal Ecology.; Conservation Biology/Ecology.; Veterinary Medicine.; Environmental Management.

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, th...

Table of Contents:

• The Science of Wildlife Disease Management
• Wildlife Population Structure and Parasite Transmission: Implications for Disease Management
• Assessment of Transmission Rates and Routes, and the Implications for Management
• Modelling Disease Dynamics and Management Scenarios
• An Economic Perspective on Wildlife Disease Management
• Options for the Control of Disease 1: Targeting the Infectious or Parasitic Agent
• Options for the Control of Disease 2: Targeting Hosts
• Options for the Control of Disease 3: Targeting the Environment
• Risk Assessment and Contingency Planning for Exotic Disease Introductions
• Wildlife Disease Surveillance and Monitoring
• Disease Management in Endangered Mammals.