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Provides expanded information which includes sections on historic background, current principles, and anticipated future changes, and consideration of the latest knowledge of human and veterinary medicine in the field of zoonoses. A chapter summary and selected bibliography for each of the first six chapters.
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Rather than a whimsical name for a children's book, zoonoses are diseases the agents of which are transmitted between vertebrate animals and humans. Preceding synopses of parasitic, fungal, and viral agents are sections on the principles and history of zoonoses recognition, new disease agents, and advances in control and prevention. The editors are with the School of Veterinary Medicine, Louisiana State U. This is the first paperback edition of the 1995 publication, which supercedes Outline of Zoonoses (1981). Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
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