Arthropod-borne Infectious Diseases of the Dog and Cat

Description:

Arthropod-borne Infectious Diseases of the Dog and Cat is an invaluable resource for information on the clinical presentation, pathogenesis, diagnosis and treatment of the major arthropod-borne diseases of dogs and cats. Also discussed is an array of diagnostic techniques routinely available to veterinarians presented with these diseases.

Table of Contents:

Introduction: Companion Animal Arthropod-borne Diseases and ‘One Health’

1. Arthropod Vectors of Infectious Disease: Biology and Control

2. The Role of Wildlife and Wildlife Reservoirs in the Maintenance of Arthropod-Borne Infections

3. Interaction of the Host Immune System with Arthropods and Arthropod-Borne Infectious Agents

4. Laboratory Diagnosis of Arthropod-borne Infections

5. Filarial Infections

6. Babesiosis and Cytauxzoonosis

7. Haemoplasmosis

8. Hepatozoonosis

9. Leishmaniosis

10. Borreliosis

11. Bartonellosis

12. Ehrlichiosis and Anaplasmosis

13. Rickettsial Infections

14. Rare Arthropod-borne Infections of Dogs and Cats