Role of Birds in Transmitting Zoonotic Pathogens

Zoonotic diseases pose a serious threat to global health and economy. Domestic and wild birds play crucial roles in transmission and spread of important zoonotic pathogens, with significant implications on human and avian health. Although zoonotic diseases have been extensively studied, information on various aspects of avian zoonotic pathogens have not been revisited or revised to any great extent. This book is a comprehensive and updated compilation of important zoonotic diseases that are transmitted by domestic and wild birds, and consists of 21 chapters that meticulously describe the (i) etiology and evolution, (ii) complex epidemiology, such as migration pathways in context of disease transmission, (iii) pathogenesis, (iv) clinical signs and necropsy findings, (v) diagnostics including latest molecular assays, and (vi) preventative and control strategies, with an emphasis on therapeutics and prophylaxis, of important zoonotic pathogens (bacterial, fungal, parasitic and viral) of avian origin in humans and birds. Each chapter is aptly supported by interactive tables and figures, and features an updated reference section. This book aims to create awareness and enlighten students of veterinary and human medicine on the role of birds in zoonoses, and would serve as a useful reference for working veterinarians, human doctors, and public health experts.

Chapter 1. Adaptation and Evolution of Bird’s Migration.- Chapter 2. Migratory birds and public health risks.- Chapter 3. Japanese Encephalitis.- Chapter 4. West Nile.- Chapter 5. Avian Influenza.- Chapter 6. Newcastle disease and other avian paramyxoviruses.- Chapter 7. Usutu virus.- Chapter 8. Neglected birds associated viral diseases.- Chapter 9. Clostridial infections (Avian Botulism). Chapter 10. Avian Campylobacteriosis.- Chapter 11. Avian Chlamydiosis (Psittacosis, Ornithosis).- Chapter 12. Avian Colibacillosis (E. coli).- Chapter 13. Avian Erysipelas.- Chapter 14. Avian Mycoplasmosis.- Chapter 15. Avian Salmonellosis.- Chapter 16. Avian Tuberculosis.- Chapter 17. Cryptosporidiosis.- Chapter 18. Giardiasis.- Chapter 19. Role of birds in tick-borne diseases.- Chapter 20. Mycotic Diseases-Aspergillosis.- Chapter 21. Sporadic fungal infections.