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

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

Product details

• Authors: Loretta A. Cormier, Loretta A. (University of Alabama At Birm Cormier, Loretta A. Jolly Cormier, Cormier Loretta A., Pauline E. Jolly, Jolly Pauline E.
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.06.2020
• EAN: 9780367607326
• ISBN: 978-0-367-60732-6
• No. of pages: 142
• Series: Routledge Focus on Anthropology
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Miscellaneous; 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)