Pathology and Epidemiology of Aquatic Animal Diseases for Practitioners

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Pathology and Epidemiology of Aquatic Animal Diseases provides information on the diseases and applied epidemiology of all aquatic animal taxa, including invertebrates and vertebrates, along with information on applied epidemiology, acknowledging the One Health concept, and discussion on probabilities of disease outbreaks occurring and assesses the economic costs of treating those outbreaks, if applicable.

Divided into two sections, the book looks at the pathology of major aquatic taxa and their associated infectious diseases–parasitic, viral, and bacterial–and non-infectious diseases. Each includes an overview, their host range and transmission, signs and diagnosis, differentials, and treatment and management. These assets are accompanied by clinical signs-lesion differential charts.

Sample topics discussed in Pathology and Epidemiology of Aquatic Animal Diseases include:

Echinoderms, including crinoidea (crinoids, sea lilies, feather stars, and asteroidea), sea stars/starfish, and ophiuroidea (brittle stars and basket stars) Reptiles, including turtles (freshwater and marine), crocodilians, marine iguanas, and sea snakes Pinnipeds, including otariidae (eared seals), odobenidae (walruses), phocidae (earless seals), mustelidae (otters), and sirenia (manatees and dugongs) Tropical marine aquarium fish (damselfish, angelfish, gobies, wrasses, parrotfish, butterfly fish, and clownfish) and anemones. A highly useful reference for veterinary practitioners, academic staff, and researchers, Pathology and Epidemiology of Aquatic Animal Diseases is also suitable for those who are interested in aquatic veterinary medicine and serves as a companion to Fundamentals of Aquatic Veterinary Medicine, written by the same editorial team.

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Preface

The knowledge base of aquatic veterinary medicine is continuing to expand and includes the treatment of several classes of animals, fish, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and mammals. This book builds on the introduction provided in Fundamentals of Aquatic Veterinary Medicine and completes the coverage of the diseases of the major aquatic animal classes. It provides concise, practical information on the most common diseases seen in aquatic animals, their causes, symptoms, and treatment. It also provides insight into how to use epidemiological and economics principles to decide on the right treatment or design a biosecurity plan for a facility.
Written by some of the leading veterinary experts in their field, Part I of the book devotes a chapter to each class and discusses common diseases their signs, symptoms, diagnostic tests, and treatment. At the end of each chapter are tables of differential diagnoses which can be used as a “quick reference” by the clinician, based on signs and symptoms seen to aid in diagnosis.
Part II provides a refresher of epidemiological terms and statistics with which the clinician should be familiar. This is followed by chapters discussing how the clinician can use these subjects to better determine such things as the likelihood of a new outbreak of disease, or what is the right treatment decision based on likely costs and outcomes, to deciding on the requirement, the resources required, and possible benefits of a biosecurity plan. Spreadsheets and the formula to use are provided throughout. The final chapter in this section discusses the principles of animal health economics, again providing formulae and spreadsheets the reader can use to determine the cost benefit to a business and determining whether the business can provide the necessary resources.
The book is aimed at all clinicians but is also useful for students or someone wishing to become more familiar with the knowledge available in aquatic veterinary medicine. It is intended to be concise enough to use in the field, and some previous knowledge or training, in the subject matter, may be necessary to fully understand the concepts demonstrated and to use them effectively.

Acknowledgments

The editors would like to acknowledge Alex Hall Bsc BVetMed CertAqV MRCVS for his knowledge and expertise in the preparation of Diseases of Coral in Cultivation and Aquaria in Chapter One, and Wes Arend Baumgartner PhD DVM for helping with the clinical tables in Part I.

Foreword

Complimenting the Fundamentals of Aquatic Veterinary Medicine, which provides veterinarians with essential knowledge of aquatic veterinary medicine, this book moves on to further describe the pathology of aquatic animal diseases, together with practical epidemiological and economic concepts.
Aimed at clinicians, the book is divided into two sections. The first section discusses the pathology of aquatic animal disease by taxonomic grouping, both in the wild and captivity; invertebrates, fish, amphibians, reptiles, mammals, and birds, and has been written by leading authors in their field. Each section has an introduction to the manifestation of disease and the major pathogens in each grouping. The discussion then extends to genus and major species with each section providing a list of references and further reading to compliment the text.
Intended to be used as a practical, concise reference for daily use, there are comprehensive tables of clinical signs useful for differential diagnosis.
The second section discusses practical usage of epidemiological principles, as well as the basic concepts for animal health economics, which will aid the clinician in interpretation of test results, formulating a biosecurity plan and discussion of suitable treatments, and so on.
Working spreadsheet templates are included to allow clinicians to put into practice the concepts discussed using their computer, tablet or phone, emphasizing how the book can be used on a daily basis.