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Preface vii <p>Contributors ix</p> <p><b>Section I Introduction</b></p> <p>1. Parasitism: Costs and Effects 3<br /> <i>Gary A. Wobeser</i></p> <p><b>Section II Protozoa</b></p> <p>2. <i>Haemoproteus</i> 13<br /> <i>Carter T. Atkinson</i></p> <p>3. Avian Malaria 35<br /> <i>Carter T. Atkinson</i></p> <p>4. Leucocytozoonosis 54<br /> <i>Donald J. Forrester and Ellis C. Greiner</i></p> <p>5. <i>Isospora, Atoxoplasma</i>, and <i>Sarcocystis</i> 108<br /> <i>Ellis C. Greiner</i></p> <p>6. Trichomonosis 120<br /> <i>Donald J. Forrester and Garry W. Foster</i></p> <p>7. <i>Histomonas</i> 154<br /> <i>William R. Davidson</i></p> <p>8. <i>Eimeria</i> 162<br /> <i>Michael J. Yabsley</i></p> <p>9. Disseminated Visceral Coccidiosis in Cranes 181<br /> <i>Marilyn G. Spalding, James W. Carpenter, and Meliton N. Novilla</i></p> <p>10. <i>Cryptosporidium</i> 195<br /> <i>David S. Lindsay and Byron L. Blagburn</i></p> <p>11. <i>Toxoplasma</i> 204<br /> <i>J. P. Dubey</i></p> <p><b>Section III Helminths</b></p> <p>12. Trematodes 225<br /> <i>Jane E. Huffman</i></p> <p>13. Schistosomes 246<br /> <i>Jane E. Huffman and Bernard Fried</i></p> <p>14. Cestodes 261<br /> <i>J. Daniel McLaughlin</i></p> <p>15. Acanthocephala 277<br /> <i>Dennis J. Richardson and Brent B. Nickol</i></p> <p>16. Eustrongylidosis 289<br /> <i>Marilyn G. Spalding and Donald J. Forrester</i></p> <p>17. <i>Trichostrongylus</i> 316<br /> <i>Daniel M. Tompkins</i></p> <p>18. <i>Dispharynx, Echinuria</i>, and <i>Streptocara</i> 326<br /> <i>Ramon A. Carreno</i></p> <p>19. Tracheal Worms 343<br /> <i>M. A. Fernando and John R. Barta</i></p> <p>20. <i>Amidostomum</i> and <i>Epomidiostomum</i> 355<br /> <i>Alan M. Fedynich and Nancy J. Thomas</i></p> <p>21. Tetrameridosis 376<br /> <i>John M. Kinsella and Donald J. Forrester</i></p> <p>22. Avioserpensosis 384<br /> <i>John M. Kinsella</i></p> <p>23. <i>Heterakis</i> and <i>Ascaridia</i> 388<br /> <i>Alan M. Fedynich</i></p> <p>24. Ascaridoid Nematodes: <i>Contracaecum, Porrocaecum</i>, and <i>Baylisascaris</i> 413<br /> <i>Hans-Peter Fagerholm and Robin M. Overstreet</i></p> <p>25. <i>Diplotriaena, Serratospiculum,</i> and <i>Serratospiculoides</i> 434<br /> <i>Mauritz C. Sterner III and Rebecca A. Cole</i></p> <p>26. Filarioid Nematodes 439<br /> <i>Cheryl M. Bartlett</i></p> <p>27. Capillarid Nematodes 463<br /> <i>Michael J. Yabsley</i></p> <p><b>Section IV Leeches</b></p> <p>28. Leech Parasites of Birds 501<br /> <i>Ronald W. Davies, Fredric R. Govedich, and William E. Moser</i></p> <p><b>Section V Arthropods</b></p> <p>29. Phthiraptera, the Chewing Lice 515<br /> <i>Dale H. Clayton, Richard J. Adams, and Sarah E. Bush</i></p> <p>30. Acariasis 527<br /> <i>Danny B. Pence</i></p> <p>31. Black Flies (Diptera: Simuliidae) 537<br /> <i>Douglas C. Currie and D. Bruce Hunter</i></p> <p>32. Myiasis in Wild Birds 546<br /> <i>Susan E. Little</i></p> <p>Index 557</p>

"This is an excellent text that contains a tremendous amount of information useful for both wildlife biologists and veterinarians." - <i>Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association</i>, June 2009 <p>"Overall this very reasonably-priced book is quite well done. I recommend this book to any veterinarian working with wild birds or wild-caught birds including zoo specimens or veterinary students with an interest in such matters. Wildlife biologists, wildlife rehabilitators and wildlife centers should also find this book useful. University parasitologists should also find an interest in this new offering." -<i>Veterinary Information Network</i></p>

<b>Carter T. Atkinson</b>, Ph.D., is a research microbiologist with the U. S. Geological Survey, Pacific Island Ecosystems Research Center. His research focuses on protozoan parasites of vertebrates, particularly birds, with a recent emphasis on the effects of introduced avian malaria on Hawaiian forest birds.<br /> <p><b>Nancy J. Thomas,</b> DVM, MS, Diplomate, American College of Veterinary Pathologists, is an endangered species specialist for the U. S. Geological Survey, National Wildlife Health Center. She has more than 20 years of experience in diagnostic pathology and research on wild bird diseases.<br /> </p> <p><b>D. Bruce Hunter</b>, DVM, MSC, is a professor in the Department of Pathobiology, Ontario Veterinary College, University of Guelph. His specialty encompasses avian, fur-bearing, and wildlife pathology and ecosystem health. His research interests have included infectious diseases in commercial poultry, West Nile Virus in owls, and diseases of mink.</p>

<i>Parasitic Diseases of Wild Birds</i> provides thorough coverage of major parasite groups affecting wild bird species. Broken into four sections covering protozoa, heminths, leeches, and arthropod parasites, this volume will provide reviews of the history, disease, epizootiology, pathology, and population impacts caused by parasitic disease. Taking a unique approach that focuses on the effects of the parasites on the host, <i>Parasitic Diseases of Wild Birds</i> will fill a unique niche in animal health literature.

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