| Description |
1 online resource (xx, 412 pages) : illustrations (chiefly color) |
| Contents |
Intro -- Contents -- About the Authors -- Chapter 1: An Introduction to the Ecology of Wildlife Diseases in the Neotropics -- References -- Chapter 2: The Development of Disease Ecology as a Science in Latin America and the Caribbean -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 Literature Review -- 2.2.1 Data Retrieval -- 2.2.2 Standardization and Cleaning of the Data -- 2.2.3 Bibliometric Analysis -- 2.3 Results and Discussion -- 2.3.1 Temporal Distribution of Scientific Publications Related to Disease Ecology in Latin America and the Caribbean |
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2.3.2 Scientific Publication Production and Collaboration by Region/Countries -- 2.3.3 Research by Affiliation -- 2.3.4 Average Citations Per Year -- 2.3.5 Most Relevant Journals in Disease Ecology -- 2.3.6 The Most Cited Pathogens, Vectors, and Hosts in Disease Ecology -- 2.3.7 Pathogens -- 2.4 Conclusions and Recommendations -- References -- Chapter 3: Emerging Infectious Diseases and Their Impacts on South American Amphibians -- 3.1 Diversity and Conservation of South American Amphibians -- 3.2 Emerging Infectious Diseases and Population Declines in Amphibians |
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3.2.1 Amphibian Chytridiomycosis -- 3.2.2 Amphibian Ranaviruses -- 3.2.3 Ecoimmunology of Bd and Ranavirus -- 3.2.4 Emerging Infectious Diseases and Amphibian Population Declines -- 3.3 Bd in South America -- 3.3.1 Distribution -- 3.3.2 Genetic Diversity -- 3.3.3 Associated Population Declines -- 3.4 Ranavirus in South America -- 3.4.1 Distribution -- 3.4.2 Impacts -- 3.5 Future Directions -- 3.5.1 Disease Mitigation -- 3.5.2 Research Needs -- References -- Chapter 4: Disease Ecology in Terrestrial Reptiles from Latin America: A Call for Research -- 4.1 Introduction |
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4.2 Latin American Reptile Biodiversity and Conservation -- 4.3 An Overview of Global Knowledge of Continental Reptile Disease Ecology: Ranavirus, Herpesvirus and Mycoplasma, and Fungal Diseases -- 4.3.1 Ranavirus -- 4.3.2 Herpesvirus and Mycoplasma in Chelonians -- 4.3.3 Fungal Diseases -- 4.4 The Continuous Hazard of Captive Diseases Toward Wild Reptile Populations in Latin America: Paramyxovirus, Reptarenavirus, Nanizziopsis, and Paranniziopsis -- 4.4.1 Paramyxovirus (Ferlavirus) -- 4.4.2 Reptareanavirus (Boid Inclusion Body Disease) -- 4.4.3 Nannizziopsis and Parannizziopsis (CANV Complex) |
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4.4.4 Devrisea agamarum as an Example -- 4.5 Reptiles as Disease Intermediate Hosts: Equine Encephalitis Virus and West Nile Virus -- 4.5.1 West Nile Virus (WNV) -- 4.5.2 Equine Encephalitis Virus (EEV) -- 4.6 An Ecological View of the Reptile Immune System Facing Climate Change and Its Implications for Disease Vulnerability -- 4.6.1 Receptor Immune System -- 4.6.2 Facing Climate Change and Its Implications for Disease Vulnerability -- 4.7 The Need for Terrestrial Reptile Disease Ecology Studies in Latin America: A Call for Research -- 4.7.1 Proposed Model for Latin American Reptile Disease Ecology |
| Summary |
This contributed volume focuses on the Neotropical region, and explores the environmental, ecological and socio-economic components that facilitate the emergence of zoonotic diseases. This book highlights the primary ecological, environmental, social, and economic variables associated with the risk of maintenance, transmission, and dissemination of emerging, re-emerging, and neglected infectious diseases, in which Neotropical vertebrates are involved. It compiles up-to-date knowledge and research for the neotropical region, as well as discusses the current needs of knowledge improvement. The chapters include various examples of the cycles of infectious diseases, all with world-wide relevance where neotropical wild vertebrates are affected or involved |
| Notes |
Description based upon print version of record |
| Subject |
Animals -- Diseases -- Tropics
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Zoonoses -- Tropics
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Acosta-Jamett, Gerardo
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Chaves, Andrea
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| ISBN |
9783031505317 |
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303150531X |
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