Infectious Disease Management in Animal Shelters
Infectious Disease Management in Animal Shelters is a comprehensive guide to preventing, managing, and treating disease outbreaks in shelters. Emphasizing strategies for the prevention of illness and mitigation of disease, this book provides detailed, practical information regarding fundamental principles of disease control and specific management of important diseases affecting dogs and cats in group living environments. Taking an in-depth, population health approach, the text presents...
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Infectious Disease Management in Animal Shelters is a comprehensive guide to preventing, managing, and treating disease outbreaks in shelters. Emphasizing strategies for the prevention of illness and mitigation of disease, this book provides detailed, practical information regarding fundamental principles of disease control and specific management of important diseases affecting dogs and cats in group living environments. Taking an in-depth, population health approach, the text presents information to aid in the fight against the most significant and costly health issues in shelter care facilities. Infectious Disease Management in Animal Shelters includes introductory chapters on shelter-specific principles of disease control, such as sanitation, outbreak management, wellness, vaccinations, and immunology. The content is organized by system, including sections on respiratory, gastrointestinal, and dermatological disease. Written by leading experts in the field, this book is designed to address information specific to the shelter setting and applicable to a variety of settings in which populations of dogs or cats are closely housed. Infectious Disease Management in Animal Shelters is an essential resource for shelter veterinarians, veterinary practitioners involved with local shelters, shelter managers, veterinary technicians, and animal care staff. Key Features:Comprehensive guide to preventing, managing, and treating disease outbreaks in sheltersProvides detailed, practical information regarding fundamental principles of disease control and specific management of important diseases affecting dogs and cats in sheltersTakes a population health approach Doody Review Services Reviewer:Marcella D Ridgway, VMD, MS, DACVIM(University of Illinois College of Veterinary Medicine)Description:This is a book on population health and infectious disease management for small animal shelter facilities.Purpose:The purpose is to provide a comprehensive guide to infectious disease control in dog and cat shelter populations, thereby addressing an unmet need for a reliable reference to inform decisions regarding population health and disease prevention and mitigation in shelter facilities.Audience:The audience includes veterinary professionals, shelter managers, and shelter workers. It is best suited to those with some veterinary training as appropriate understanding and interpretation requires prior knowledge of medical terms and procedures and of general concepts in infectious disease. The editors have assembled a most relevant group of contributors with both practical and scientific expertise.Features:The principal focus of the book is on infectious disease management with a population health perspective, but early chapters on wellness and necropsy techniques present information that is also applicable to managing noninfectious problems and to managing individual animals within the shelter population. Subsequent chapters addressing specific disease entities or syndromes are categorized by organ system predominantly affected (respiratory diseases, gastrointestinal diseases) and a separate chapter on zoonoses addresses issues of potential injury or spread of infectious disease to people associated with sheltered animals (veterinary professionals, other shelter staff, adopters). The book emphasizes procedures for disease prevention and containment (specific quarantine and isolation recommendations, sanitation and disinfection procedures, principles of immunization) but also addresses practical treatment options applicable to individual or groups of animals in shelter environments.Assessment:This is an important addition to the literature, helping to remedy the general lack of comprehensive references devoted to the specialty of shelter medicine and providing a must-have resource for all those involved in the care of sheltered dogs and cats.
Contributors. Preface. Acknowledgments. Section 1: Principles of Disease Management. 1 Introduction to Disease Management in Animal Shelters (Kate F. Hurley and Lila Miller). 2 Wellness (Brenda Griffin). 3 Outbreak Management (Kate F. Hurley). 4 Sanitation and Disinfection (Glenda Dvorak and Christine A. Petersen). 5 Canine and Feline Vaccinations and Immunology (Laurie J. Larson, Sandra Newbury and Ronald D. Schultz). 6 Pharmacology (Virginia R. Fajt). 7 Necropsy Techniques (Patricia A. Pesavento). Section 2: Respiratory Diseases. 8 Feline Upper Respiratory Disease (Janet M. Scarlett). 9 Canine Kennel Cough Complex (Claudia J. Baldwin). 10 Canine Distemper Virus (Sandra Newbury, Laurie J. Larson and Ronald D. Schultz). 11 Canine Influenza (Cynda Crawford and Miranda Spindel). Section 3: Gastrointestinal Diseases 12 Feline Panleukopenia (Helen Tuzio). 13 Canine Parvovirus and Coronavirus (Leslie D. Appel and Stephen C. Barr). 14 Internal Parasites (Dwight D. Bowman). 15 Bacterial and Protozoal Gastrointestinal Disease (Michael R. Lappin and Miranda Spindel). Section 4: Dermatological Disease. 16 Dermatophytosis (Karen Moriello and Sandra Newbury). 17 Ectoparasites (Karen Moriello, Alison Diesel and Sandra Newbury). Section 5: Other Diseases. 18 Rabies (James C. Wright). 19 Feline Leukemia Virus and Feline Immunodeficiency Virus (Julie K. Levy). 20 Feline Infectious Peritonitis (Catherine H. Mullin). 21 Vector-Borne Disease (Janet Foley). 22 Heartworms (C. Thomas Nelson). 23 Zoonosis (Jennifer Calder and Lila Miller). Index.
\ Reviewer: Marcella D Ridgway, VMD, MS, DACVIM(University of Illinois College of Veterinary Medicine)\ Description: This is a book on population health and infectious disease management for small animal shelter facilities.\ Purpose: The purpose is to provide a comprehensive guide to infectious disease control in dog and cat shelter populations, thereby addressing an unmet need for a reliable reference to inform decisions regarding population health and disease prevention and mitigation in shelter facilities.\ Audience: The audience includes veterinary professionals, shelter managers, and shelter workers. It is best suited to those with some veterinary training as appropriate understanding and interpretation requires prior knowledge of medical terms and procedures and of general concepts in infectious disease. The editors have assembled a most relevant group of contributors with both practical and scientific expertise.\ Features: The principal focus of the book is on infectious disease management with a population health perspective, but early chapters on wellness and necropsy techniques present information that is also applicable to managing noninfectious problems and to managing individual animals within the shelter population. Subsequent chapters addressing specific disease entities or syndromes are categorized by organ system predominantly affected (respiratory diseases, gastrointestinal diseases) and a separate chapter on zoonoses addresses issues of potential injury or spread of infectious disease to people associated with sheltered animals (veterinary professionals, other shelter staff, adopters). The book emphasizes procedures for disease prevention and containment (specific quarantine and isolation recommendations, sanitation and disinfection procedures, principles of immunization) but also addresses practical treatment options applicable to individual or groups of animals in shelter environments.\ Assessment: This is an important addition to the literature, helping to remedy the general lack of comprehensive references devoted to the specialty of shelter medicine and providing a must-have resource for all those involved in the care of sheltered dogs and cats.\ \ \ \ \ From the Publisher"This is a book that can help you better understand the fundamental nature of wellness and disease (and how to support the former and prevent or control the latter). I've placed it on my ‘essentials' bookshelf." (The Vin Store, March 02, 2010)\ "This is an important addition to the literature, helping to remedy the general lack of comprehensive references devoted to the specialty of shelter medicine and providing a must-have resource for all those involved in the care of sheltered dogs and cats." (Doody's, December 2009)\ “Every shelter needs a copy of this information on hand for reference.” (Book News, September 2009)\ \ \
