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Investigation and Management of Disease in Wild Animals

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  • © 1994

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Authors:
  1. Gary A. Wobeser

    1. Western College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Canada

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Table of contents (17 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-vi
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  2. Introduction

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. Disease and Epizootiology — Basic Principles

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      Pages 3-12

    3. Special Problems in Working with Free-Living Animals

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      Pages 13-21

  3. Disease Investigation

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 23-23
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    2. Identifying and Defining a Disease

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      Pages 25-38

    3. Collecting Population Data

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      Pages 39-58

    4. Defining Environmental Factors

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      Pages 59-72

    5. Formulating and Testing Hypotheses

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      Pages 73-86

    6. Samples, Sampling and Sample Collection

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      Pages 87-102

    7. Records and Record Keeping

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      Pages 103-115

    8. Investigation of Disease Outbreaks and Chronic or Inapparent Disease

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      Pages 117-128

  4. Disease Management

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 129-129
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    2. Disease Management — General Principles

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      Pages 131-137

    3. Management of the Causative Agent/Factor or Its Vector

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      Pages 139-151

    4. Disease Management through Manipulation of the Host Population

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      Pages 153-167

    5. Disease Management through Treatment and Immunization

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      Pages 169-183

    6. Disease Management through Environmental Modification

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      Pages 185-194

    7. Disease Management through Influencing Human Activities

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      Pages 195-207

    8. Emergency and Integrated Management Programs

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      Pages 209-219
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- A hypothesis is a proposition, set forth as an explanation for the occurrence of a phenomenon, that can be tested. - The basis for scientific investigation is the collection of information to formulate and test hypotheses. - Experimental methods measure the effect of manipulations caused by the investigator; observational methods collect information about naturally occurring events. - There are three sub-types of experimental techniques that differ in the way subjects are chosen for inclusion in the study, in the amount of control that the investigator has over variables, and in the method used to assess changes in other variables. - Descriptive observational studies dominate the early phase of most investigations and involve the description of disease-related events in the population. Associations among factors may be observed but the strength of the associations is not measured. - Analytical observation al techniques are of three basic types: prevalence surveys, case:control studies, and incidence or cohort studies. All attempt to explain the nature of relationships among various factors and to measure the strength of associations. - Prevalence surveys and case:control studies deal with disease existing at the time of the study; incidence studies are concerned with the development of disease over time. - Observational studies may be retrospective, using existing data, or prospective with collection of new information.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Western College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Canada

    Gary A. Wobeser

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Investigation and Management of Disease in Wild Animals

  • Authors: Gary A. Wobeser

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4757-5609-8

  • Publisher: Springer New York, NY

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media New York 1994

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-4757-5609-8Published: 17 April 2013

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: VI, 265

  • Number of Illustrations: 8 b/w illustrations

  • Topics: Zoology, Evolutionary Biology, Ecology, Environmental Management

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