Emerging and Re-emerging Infectious Diseases of Livestock

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.

Dr Jagadeesh Bayry is a principal investigator at Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (French National institute of Health and Medical Research) (INSERM), Paris, France. His research is aimed at understanding the cellular and molecular mechanisms of immune homeostasis and deciphering the host-pathogen interaction. He has authored over 200 articles. He is Associate Editor of Scientific Reports, Frontiers in Immunology, PLoS ONE, and VirusDisease journals and Editorial Board member of several journals.