Role of Birds in Transmitting Zoonotic Pathogens

Chapter 1_Introduction and Objectives.- Chapter 2. Presentation of bird migration.- Chapter 2.1.Taxonomic groups involved with migration.- Chapter 2.2. Evolution.- Chapter 2.3. Route of bird migration.- Chapter 2.4. Adaptations and population-level scale.- Chapter 2.5. Flyways and stop-overs.- Chapter 2.6. Significance in disease transmission.- Chapter 3. Bacterial Diseases.- Chapter 3.1. Campylobacter.- Chapter 3.1.1. Introduction.- Chapter 3.1.2. Etiology and classification.- Chapter 3.1.3. Epizootiology.- Chapter 3.1.4. Pathogenesis and mode of transmission.- Chapter 3.1.5. Campylobacteriosis in birds.- Chapter 3.1.6. Public health concerns.- Chapter 3.1.7. Clinical signs and pathological changes.- Chapter 3.1.8. Treatment and control.- Chapter 3.2. Chlamydiosis (Psittacosis, Ornithosis) .- Chapter 3.2.1. Historical background.- Chapter 3.2.2. Etiology and Classification.- Chapter 3.2.3. Epizootiology.- Chapter 3.2.4. Transmission between different birds.- Chapter 3.2.5. Chlamydiosis in Ducks and Geese.- Chapter 3.2.6. Chlamydiosis in human beings.- Chapter 3.2.7. Clinical signs and pathological changes.- Chapter 3.2.8. Treatment and control.- Chapter 3.3. Collibacillosis (E. coli) .- Chapter 3.3.1. Introduction and Historical background.- Chapter 3.3.2. Etiology and classification.- Chapter 3.3.3. Antigenic structure of E. coli.- Chapter 3.3.4. Virulence associated factors.- Chapter 3.3.5. Epizootiology.- Chapter 3.3.6. Escherichia coli, Wild Birds and the public health concerns.- Chapter 3.3.7. Clinical signs and pathological changes.- Chapter 3.3.8. Treatment and control.- Chapter 3.4. Salmonellosis.- Chapter 3.4.1. Introduction.- Chapter 3.4.2. Etiology.- Chapter 3.4.3. Epizootiology.- Chapter 3.4.4. Wild birds as a carrier for Salmonellosis.- Chapter 3.4.5. Modes of transmission and Pathogenesis.- Chapter 3.4.6. Salmonellosis and public health concerns.- Chapter 3.4.7. Clinical signs and pathological changes.- Chapter 3.4.8. Treatment and control.- Chapter 3.5. Avian Tuberculosis.- Chapter 3.5.1. Introduction and Historical background.- Chapter 3.5.2. Etiology.- Chapter 3.5.2. Epizootiology.- Chapter 3.5.3. Pathogenesis.- Chapter 3.5.4. Mycobacterium in wild birds.- Chapter 3.5.5. Public health concerns to Mycobacteriosis.- Chapter 3.5.6. Clinical signs and pathological changes.- Chapter 3.5.7. Treatment and control. .- Chapter 3.6. Lyme Disease (Borrelia spp) .- Chapter 3.6.1. Introduction and Historical background.- Chapter 3.6.2. Etiology.- Chapter 3.6.3. Epizootiology.- Chapter 3.6.4. Avian Spirochetosis.- Chapter 3.6.5. Lyme Borreliosis in North America.- Chapter 3.6.6. Lyme Borreliosis in Europe.- Chapter 3.6.7. Pathogenesis.- Chapter 3.6.8. Clinical signs and pathological changes.- Chapter 3.6.9. Treatment and control.- Chapter 3.7. Avian Erysipeplas.- Chapter 3.7.1. Introduction and Historical background.- Chapter 3.7.2. Etiology.- Chapter 3.7.3. Epizootiology.- Chapter 3.7.4. Public health and animal health concerns.- Chapter 3.7.5. Erysiplothrix impact on the wild birds.- Chapter 3.7.6. Pathogenesis.- Chapter 3.7.7. Clinical signs and pathological changes.- Chapter 3.7.8. Treatment and control.- Chapter 3.8. Clostridia disease (Avian Botulism) .- Chapter 3.8.1. Introduction and Historical background.- Chapter 3.8.2. Etiology.- Chapter 3.8.3. Epizootiology.- Chapter 3.8.4. Public health concerns.- Chapter 3.8.5. Pathogenesis.- Chapter 3.8.6. Clinical signs and pathology.- Chapter 3.8.7. Treatment and control.- Chapter 3.9. Avian Cholera.- Chapter 3.9.1. Introduction and Historical background.- Chapter 3.9.2. Epizootiology.- Chapter 3.9.3. Pathogenesis.- Chapter 3.9.4. Public health and animal health concerns.- Chapter 3.9.5. Clinical signs and pathological changes.- Chapter 3.9.6. Impact of P. multocida on the wildlife populations.- Chapter 3.9.7. Treatment and control.- Chapter 3.10. Spotted Fever Group of