Zoonoses: Bacterial Diseases

by Garg, Sudhi Ranjan

ISBN: 9789351302285
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Imprint : Daya Publishing House
Year : 2021
Price : Rs. 14995.00
Biblio : xviii+464p.,col.,plts.,figs.,tabls., 25

Author Profile

Dr. Sudhi Ranjan Garg is a senior Professor of Veterinary Public Health and Epidemiology in the College of Veterinary Sciences, Lala Lajpat Rai University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences at Hisar (India). He has also worked as Head of the Department. Dr. Garg completed his Master of Veterinary Sciences in Veterinary Public Health and Epidemiology in 1982. He was later awarded Russian Government Scholarship for doctoral studies and obtained Ph.D. from the prestigious All-Russian Institute of Experimental Veterinary Medicine in Moscow in 1991. <BR> Dr. Garg has over 30 years of experience of extensive graduate and postgraduate teaching and research on zoonotic diseases. Dr. Garg is currently engaged in propagating the ‘One Health’ concept in the region

About The Book

Developing Countries including India are the hotspots of zoonotic diseases but developed nations including USA, UK, Australia and others too face a continuous threat from many emerging and re-emerging zoonoses. Predicting and controlling diseases at the human-animal interface is thus a huge challenge world over. <BR> The present book " Zoonoses: Bacterial Diseases" present the general aspects of zoonotic diseases and detailed description of major bacterial diseases. Simple language and excellent illustrations are sure to make the contents of the book interesting and easily comprehensible for the students, teachers, researchers, academicians, planners and other professional, dealing with animal health, public health, wildlife management and environmental health. The book is also an excellent resource for the professionals and organizations taking up advocacy, public awareness and health education programmes concerning zoonotic diseases.

Table of Contents

Preface vii <BR> List of Contributors xv <BR> 1. Zoonoses: An Overview 1 <BR> 2. Anthrax 13 <BR> 3. Brucellosis 38 <BR> 4. Mycobacterial Zoonoses 52 <BR> 5. Leptospirosis 88 <BR> 6. Plague 120 <BR> 7. Salmonellosis 143 <BR> 8. Escherichia coli Infections 173 <BR> 9. Campylobacteriosis 187 <BR> 10. Listeriosis 210 <BR> 11. Chlamydophila Infections 245 <BR> 12. Erysipeloid 264 <BR> 13. Pasteurellosis 281 <BR> 14. Glanders 301 <BR> 15. Melioidosis 314 <BR> 16. Tetanus 325 <BR> 17. Lyme Disease 335 <BR> 18. Tularaemia 354 <BR> 19. Streptococcal Zoonoses 367 <BR> 20. Rat-bite Fever 375 <BR> 21. Cat Scratch Disease 381 <BR> 22. Rhodococcus equi Infection 390 <BR> 23. Zoonotic Mycoplasmoses 402 <BR> 24. Bacterial Zoonoses Associated with Poultry 417 <BR> 25. Bacterial Zoonoses in Pakistan 436 <BR> 26. Bacterial Zoonoses in Ethiopia 442 <BR> 27. Community-based Approach for Zoonoses Control 450 <BR> Index 459