Human Diseases from Wildlife includes information on bacterial, spirochetal, rickettsial, and viral diseases as well as macroparasites and emerging zoonotic diseases. More than two dozen diseases are covered including rabies, tularemia, baylisascariasis, salmonellosis, leprosy, Lyme disease, Rocky Mountain spotted fever, and swimmer’s itch. Each chapter contains the history of the disease, symptoms in humans, medical treatment, transmission of pathogens to humans, the role of wildlife as vectors, and methods to minimize risk. 535 p.

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►Human & animal health/Public health

• Michael R. Conover, Director, Wildlife Resources Department. Jack H. Berryman Institute, Utah State University, Logan UT (USA).
• Rosanna M. Vail. Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS (USA).
  
   
• Publication date (print & electronic format): 2014-09.