Description
Australia's War Against Rabbits uses rabbit haemorrhagic disease as an important case study in understanding how animal populations adapt to diseases, caused in this case by an RNA virus. Looking at rabbit haemorrhagic disease (RHD) in an ecological framework enables insights into both virus and rabbit biology that are relevant for understanding other emerging diseases of importance to humans.
This book provides up-to-date information on recent advances in areas ranging from virus structure and disease mechanics through to the sociological implications of using biological control agents and the benefits to the economy and biodiversity. It is a compelling read for wildlife disease researchers, wildlife managers, rabbit biologists, people working in the public health and education sectors, and landholders and farmers with experience or interest in RHD.
- Brings together ideas from general biology, ecology and evolution as background for understanding disease transmission and epidemiology, aspects not normally covered by medicine or veterinary medicine in dealing with newly emergent diseases.
- While the development of vaccines circumvents the need for a precise understanding of epidemiology for many human diseases, there are others such as avian influenza where a broader understanding of epidemiology would help with risk analysis.
Book Information
ISBN 9780643096127
Author Brian Douglas Cooke
Format Paperback
Page Count 232
Imprint CSIRO Publishing
Publisher CSIRO Publishing
Weight(grams) 566g