Infectious Diseases of the Horse : Diagnosis, Pathology, Management, and Public Health

A clinician and a pathologist collaborate to create a comprehensive yet practical book about established infectious diseases of horses, categorised according to the different pathogens. The book evaluates the latest diagnostic aids, including rapid developments in molecular biology, while emphasising that they are no substitute for clinical observation and skills. The majority of equine infectious diseases caused by microbes and parasites are covered - bacterial, viral, protozoan, fungal, ectoparasitic and helminthic. Practical appendices contain a list of differential diagnoses based on clinical signs to support clinical decision-making, a list of zoonoses and reportable diseases, and an elaborate illustrated appendix on clinical pathology and haematology. Thoroughly updated a decade after the release of the original text, the book continues to be concise and easy to understand and remains an important resource for uncommon conditions. It adds new sections on pythiosis, equine encephalosis/Peruvian horse sickness virus, Acinetobacter baumanii , enteric coronavirus-induced disease, and viral hepatitis, as well as updated nomenclature according to the latest reference databases. The most dynamic changes in veterinary medicine concern the development of new molecular diagnostic techniques and therapies, and these have been updated with most recent references throughout this second edition. Finally, the exceptional, full-colour clinical and microscopic images are showcased in a larger format. Infectious Diseases of the Horse is a valuable resource for all veterinary practitioners, scientists, pathologists, students, technicians and nurses working with horses. Cover Half Title Endorsements Title Copyright Contents Author Biographies List of Abbreviations Introduction Chapter 1 Bacterial Diseases Anaplasma phagocytophilum: Equine Anaplasmosis Neorickettsia risticii: Equine Neorickettsiosis Bartonella henselae: Bartonellosis Brucella spp.: Brucellosis Burkholderia mallei: “Glanders” Burkholderia pseudomallei: Melioidosis Bordetella bronchiseptica Taylorella equigenitalis: Contagious Equine Metritis Francisella tularensis: Tularemia Legionella pneumophila Coxiella burnetii: Q Fever Acinetobacter baumannii Escherichia coli Salmonella spp.: Salmonellosis Pasteurella spp. Yersinia enterocolitica: Yersiniosis Actinobacillus lignieresii: Actinobacillosis (“Wooden Tongue”) Actinobacillus equuli: “Sleepy Foal Disease” Lawsonia intracellularis: Equine Proliferative Enteropathy Campylobacter spp. Helicobacter equorum Clostridium botulinum: Botulism (“Shaker Foal Disease”) Clostridioides difficile Clostridium perfringens Clostridium piliforme: Tyzzer’s Disease Clostridium tetani: Tetanus Mycoplasma spp. Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae Bacillus anthracis: Anthrax Listeria monocytogenes: Listeriosis Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Streptococcus equi subsp. equi: “Strangles” Streptococcus equi subsp. zooepidemicus Actinomyces spp. Dermatophilus congolensis: “Rain Scald” or Streptotrichosis Corynebacterium pseudotuberculosis: “Pigeon Fever” Mycobacterium spp.: Tuberculosis Nocardia spp. Rhodococcus equi: “Rattles” Chlamydia spp. Borrelia burgdorferi: Lyme Disease Leptospira interrogans: Leptospirosis Bacteroidaceae and Fusobacteriaceae Botryomycosis Chapter 2 Viral Diseases Equine Mastadenovirus Equid Herpesvirus Suid Herpesvirus 1 Bovine and Equine Papillomavirus Horsepox Virus Equine Hepatotropic Viruses West Nile Virus/Kunjin Virus Japanese Encephalitis Virus/Murray Valley Encephalitis Virus Equine Enteric Coronavirus Equine Arteritis Virus Equine Influenza Virus Hendra Virus Borna Disease Virus Equine Rhinitis Virus African Horse Sickness Virus Equine Encephalosis Virus/Peruvian Horse Sickness Virus Equine Infectious Anaemia Virus Rotavirus Rabies Lyssavirus Vesicular Stomatitis Virus Encephalitogenic Togaviridae: Eastern Equine Encephalitis Virus Encephalitogenic Togaviridae: Western Equine Encephalitis Virus Encephalitogenic Togaviridae: Venezuelan Equine Encephalitis Virus Arthritogenic Togaviridae Chapter 3 Protozoal Diseases Klossiella equi Sarcocystis neurona/Neospora hughesi: Equine Protozoal Myeloencephalitis Cryptosporidium parvum: Cryptosporidiosis Eimeria leuckarti Babesia caballi/Theileria equi: Babesiosis/Piroplasmosis Giardia duodenalis Trypanosoma evansi/T. equiperdum: Trypanosomosis Chapter 4 Fungal Diseases Aspecific Invasive Mycoses Specific Invasive Mycosis Equine Pythiosis Chapter 5 Ectoparasitical Diseases Gasterophilus spp. Mites Lice Chapter 6 Helminthic Diseases Fasciola hepatica Anoplocephala spp. Echinococcus equinus Strongyloides westeri Halicephalobus gingivalis Strongylus spp. Cyathostomum spp. Dictyocaulus arnfieldi Parelaphostrongylus tenuis Parascaris equorum Oxyuris equi Probstmayria vivipara Thelazia lacrymalis Setaria equina Appendices Appendix 1 Differential Diagnoses Appendix 2 (Potential) Zoonoses Appendix 3 Clinical Pathology Including Haematology(424-436) References Index