This book provides comprehensive knowledge on diseases in livestock that are caused by viruses
parasites and bacteria. Emerging and re-emerging pathogens are presented in detail for various
animal groups and in-depth insights into pathogenesis and epidemiology will be provided for
each of them. In addition state-of-the-art treatment possibilities control measures as well
as vaccination strategies are discussed. The recent years have witnessed a sharp increase in
the number of emerging and re-emerging infectious diseases of livestock and many of these
including Influenza Corona and Hanta are of public health importance. The reasons for this
development are manifold:changes in the climate life cycle of vectors and increased global
travel. Also due to extensive deforestation livestock are increasingly coming in direct
contact with wild animals that are reservoirs of many emerging pathogens. Recent progress in
diagnosis and management of emerging infectious diseases are also topic of this book.
