Primate Zoonoses - Culture Change and Emerging Diseases

This book offers an accessible and up-to-date reference on primate zoonoses. Recent years have witnessed a rise in human diseases zoonotically transferred from animals, with wild primates implicated in the spread of numerous newly emerging infections. The authors go beyond simply providing an inventory of diseases, helping readers to understand how and why they are transmitted. Important consideration is given to the contemporary cultural and ecological factors involved.

List of contents

Preface 1. The Ecological Context 2. Viruses 3. Protozoa 4. Bacteria 5. Helminths 6. Concluding Remarks References

About the author

Loretta A. Cormier is a Professor in the Department of Anthropology at the University of Alabama, USA.
Pauline E. Jolly is a Professor in the Department of Epidemiology (School of Public Health) at the University of Alabama, USA.

Summary

This book offers an accessible and up-to-date reference on primate zoonoses. Recent years have witnessed a rise in human diseases zoonotically transferred from animals, with wild primates implicated in the spread of numerous newly emerging infections. The authors go beyond simply providing an inventory of diseases, helping readers to understand how and why they are transmitted. Important consideration is given to the contemporary cultural and ecological factors involved.

Product details

• Authors: Loretta A. Cormier, Loretta A. (University of Alabama At Birm Cormier, Loretta A. (University of Alabama at Birmingham Cormier, Loretta A. Jolly Cormier, Cormier Loretta A., Pauline E. Jolly, Jolly Pauline E.
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 08.09.2017
• EAN: 9781138219502
• ISBN: 978-1-138-21950-2
• No. of pages: 142
• Series: Routledge Focus on Anthropolog; Routledge Focus on Anthropology; Routledge Focus on Anthropology; Routledge Focus on Anthropolog
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Biology > General, dictionaries; Social sciences, law, business > Social sciences (general); Epidemiology & medical statistics, Anthropology, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / General, Infectious & contagious diseases, Human biology, Infectious and contagious diseases, Medical Anthropology, Primates, Epidemiology and Medical statistics, Zoology: primates (primatology)