Equine Infectious Diseases

Ideal for both practitioners and students, this comprehensive resource covers the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of infectious disease in horses. Organized by infectious agent ― virus, bacterial and rickettsial, protazoal, and fungal ― it includes complete coverage of the individual diseases caused by each type of agent. A section on clinical problems examines conditions such as ocular infections, CNS infections, and skin infections. It also addresses the importance of preventing and controlling infectious disease outbreaks with coverage of epidemiology, biosecurity, antimicrobial therapy, and recognizing foreign equine diseases.

• Full-color photos and illustrations provide clear, accurate representations of the clinical appearance of infectious diseases.
• Features the most recent information on the global threat of newly emergent diseases such as African Horse Sickness.
• Includes a comprehensive section on the prevention and control of infectious diseases.
• More than 60 expert contributors share their knowledge and expertise in equine infectious disease.
• A companion CD-ROM, packaged with the book, includes complete references linked to PubMed.

Dr. Sellon is board certified in large animal internal medicine and has a long record of service to the ACVIM. She was the 2010 recipient of their Distinguished Service Award at the 28th annual ACVIM Forum in Anaheim, California. Sellon is currently a Professor of Equine Medicine at Washington State University and the Associate Dean of their Veterinary Medicine Graduate School.

Dr. Long has an invaluable background that qualifies her to help Dr. Sellon edit the work of countless expert contributors to this title. Dr. Long has an MS and PhD in veterinary science as well as her DVM in veterinary medicine. Her research interests include several equine and large animal infectious diseases, including Ehrlichia risticii, Neospora caninum, and Toxoplasma. Dr. Long performs much of the background research that makes this book possible.