Pathology and Epidemiology of Aquatic Animal Diseases for Practitioners

Comprehensive reference on the diseases and applied epidemiology of all aquatic animal taxa, including invertebrates and vertebrates

Pathology and Epidemiology of Aquatic Animal Diseases for Practitioners provides information on the diseases and applied epidemiology of all aquatic animal taxa, including invertebrates and vertebrates. It covers applied epidemiology, acknowledges the One Health concept, and discusses the probabilities of disease outbreaks occurring, assessing the economic costs of treatment, if applicable.

Divided into two sections, the book examines the pathology of major aquatic taxa and their associated infectious diseases—parasitic, viral, and bacterial—as well as non-infectious diseases. Each section includes an overview, host range and transmission, signs and diagnosis, differentials, and treatment and management. Clinical signs-lesion differential charts accompany these details.

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 interested in aquatic veterinary medicine. It serves as a companion to Fundamentals of Aquatic Veterinary Medicine, written by the same editorial team.