• Parasitic Diseases of Wild Birds provides thorough coverage of major parasite groups affecting wild bird species. Broken into four sections covering protozoa, helminths, leeches, and arthropod parasites, this volume provides 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, Parasitic Diseases of Wild Birds fills a unique niche in animal health literature.

  • Preface vii

    Contributors ix

    Section I Introduction

    1. Parasitism: Costs and Effects 3
    Gary A. Wobeser

    Section II Protozoa

    2. Haemoproteus 13
    Carter T. Atkinson

    3. Avian Malaria 35
    Carter T. Atkinson

    4. Leucocytozoonosis 54
    Donald J. Forrester and Ellis C. Greiner

    5. Isospora, Atoxoplasma, and Sarcocystis 108
    Ellis C. Greiner

    6. Trichomonosis 120
    Donald J. Forrester and Garry W. Foster

    7. Histomonas 154
    William R. Davidson

    8. Eimeria 162
    Michael J. Yabsley

    9. Disseminated Visceral Coccidiosis in Cranes 181
    Marilyn G. Spalding, James W. Carpenter, and Meliton N. Novilla

    10. Cryptosporidium 195
    David S. Lindsay and Byron L. Blagburn

    11. Toxoplasma 204
    J. P. Dubey

    Section III Helminths

    12. Trematodes 225
    Jane E. Huffman

    13. Schistosomes 246
    Jane E. Huffman and Bernard Fried

    14. Cestodes 261
    J. Daniel McLaughlin

    15. Acanthocephala 277
    Dennis J. Richardson and Brent B. Nickol

    16. Eustrongylidosis 289
    Marilyn G. Spalding and Donald J. Forrester

    17. Trichostrongylus 316
    Daniel M. Tompkins

    18. Dispharynx, Echinuria, and Streptocara 326
    Ramon A. Carreno

    19. Tracheal Worms 343
    M. A. Fernando and John R. Barta

    20. Amidostomum and Epomidiostomum 355
    Alan M. Fedynich and Nancy J. Thomas

    21. Tetrameridosis 376
    John M. Kinsella and Donald J. Forrester

    22. Avioserpensosis 384
    John M. Kinsella

    23. Heterakis and Ascaridia 388
    Alan M. Fedynich

    24. Ascaridoid Nematodes: Contracaecum, Porrocaecum, and Baylisascaris 413
    Hans-Peter Fagerholm and Robin M. Overstreet

    25. Diplotriaena, Serratospiculum, and Serratospiculoides 434
    Mauritz C. Sterner III and Rebecca A. Cole

    26. Filarioid Nematodes 439
    Cheryl M. Bartlett

    27. Capillarid Nematodes 463
    Michael J. Yabsley

    Section IV Leeches

    28. Leech Parasites of Birds 501
    Ronald W. Davies, Fredric R. Govedich, and William E. Moser

    Section V Arthropods

    29. Phthiraptera, the Chewing Lice 515
    Dale H. Clayton, Richard J. Adams, and Sarah E. Bush

    30. Acariasis 527
    Danny B. Pence

    31. Black Flies (Diptera: Simuliidae) 537
    Douglas C. Currie and D. Bruce Hunter

    32. Myiasis in Wild Birds 546
    Susan E. Little

    Index 557

  • Carter T. Atkinson, 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.

    Nancy J. Thomas, 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.

    D. Bruce Hunter, 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.

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