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.