Emerging Avian Disease: Published for the Cooper Ornithological Society

Emerging Avian Diseases

A comprehensive reference examining emerging diseases in wild and domestic birds, with emphasis on the evolutionary, ecological, epidemiological, and environmental factors influencing avian pathogens. The book explores host-vector relationships, pathogen evolution, disease spread, genetic variation, changing geographic distributions, and the role of surveillance in protecting bird populations and understanding potential threats to human health.

Key Features

• Emerging avian diseases
• Avian disease ecology and epidemiology
• Host-vector relationships
• Pathogen evolution and virulence
• Evolution of pathogen resistance
• Genetic variation and disease susceptibility
• Vector ecology and transmission
• Geographic spread of avian diseases
• Environmental change and disease emergence
• Disease impacts on bird populations
• Biosurveillance and disease monitoring
• Field-based epidemiological studies
• Predictive models for disease spread
• Wildlife disease research
• Avian population health
• Zoonotic disease and pandemic relevance