Full Description
Veterinary epidemiology is the study of the distribution and determinants of animal health-, welfare- and production- related states or events in specified populations and the application of this study to control of health problems. Epidemiology is the study and analysis of the distribution (who, when, and where), patterns and determinants of health and disease conditions in defined populations. It is a cornerstone of public health, and shapes policy decisions and evidence-based practice by identifying risk factors for disease and targets for preventive healthcare. Epidemiologists help with study design, collection, and statistical analysis of data, amend interpretation and dissemination of results (including peer review and occasional systematic review). Epidemiology has helped develop methodology used in clinical research, public health studies, and, to a lesser extent, basic research in the biological sciences.
Contents
Section 1: Introduction
Chapter 1 What is Epidemiology ? Changing Definitions of Epidemiology 1978-2017
Chapter 2 The Application of Epidemiology in Aquatic Animal Health -Opportunities and Challenges
Chapter 3 Application of Loop Analysis for the Qualitative Assessment of Surveillance and Control in Veterinary Epidemiology
Chapter 4 Design and Descriptive EpiDemiology of the Infectious Diseases of East African LiveStock (IDEAL) Project, a LonGitudinal Calf Cohort Study in Western Kenya
Chapter 5 Unmanned Aircraft Systems for Studying Spatial Abundance of Ungulates: Relevance to Spatial Epidemiology
Section 2: VirusChapter 6 The Contribution of Molecular Epidemiology to the Understanding and Control of Viral Diseases of Salmonid Aquaculture
Chapter 7 Role of Wild Ruminants in the Epidemiology of Bluetongue Virus Serotypes 1, 4 and 8 in Spain
Chapter 8 Epidemiology of the Emergent Disease Paridae Pox in an Intensively Studied Wild Bird Population
Chapter 9 Molecular Epidemiology of Canine Norovirus in Dogs from Portugal, 2007-2011
Chapter 10 Molecular Epidemiology of Porcine Cytomegalovirus (PCMV) in Sichuan Province, China: 2010-2012
Section 3: Rabies
Chapter 11 Complete Genome and Molecular Epidemiological Data Infer the Maintenance of Rabies among Kudu (Tragelaphus strepsiceros) in Namibia
Chapter 12 Bat Rabies in France: A 24-Year Retrospective Epidemiological Study
Chapter 13 Ecological Approaches in Veterinary Epidemiology: Mapping the Risk of Bat-Borne Rabies Using Vegetation Indices and Night-Time Light Satellite Imagery
Section 4: Bacteria
Chapter 14 Molecular Epidemiology of Clinical Isolates of Pseudomonas Aeruginosa Isolated from Horses in Ireland
Chapter 15 Molecular Epidemiology of Campylobacter Isolates from Poultry Production Units in Southern Ireland
Chapter 16 The Epidemiology of Clostridium perfringens type a on Ontario Swine Farms, with Special Reference to cpb2-Positive Isolates
Section 5: Parasites
Chapter 17 Epidemiology of Theileria Bicornis Among Black and White Rhinoceros Metapopulation in Kenya
Chapter 18 Disparities in Beef Tapeworm Identification Rates in the Abattoirs of Gauteng Province, South Africa: A Descriptive Epidemiologic Study
Chapter 19 Host Species Heterogeneity in the Epidemiology of Nesopora Caninum
Section 6: Fungus
Chapter 20 Clinical and Molecular Epidemiology of Veterinary Blastomycosis in Wisconsin
Chapter 21 Sarcoptes Mite Epidemiology and treatment in African Buffalo (Syncerus Caffer) Calves Captured for Translocation from the Kafue Game Management Area to Game Ranches
