Emerging Zoonotic and Wildlife Pathogens Disease Ecology, Epidemiology, and Conservation

This accessible book describes a fascinating range of emerging infectious disease outbreaks affecting humans, including rabies, Ebola virus, Lyme disease, bubonic plague, and of course, Covid-19. The book also covers emerging infectious diseases in wildlife, such as Tasmanian devil facial tumour disease, white nose syndrome, mange, and musk ox lungworm. These case studies span the entire range of zoonotic disease emergence pathways, from sheep testicles in Wyoming, USA to butchered bush rats in Vietnam! Transmission dynamics are examined from diverse perspectives - from global drivers of pathogen emergence (including globalization, land use patterns, and changing climates) to outbreak epidemiology (epidemic curves and disease spillover), to conservation and control interventions.

Despite a recent explosion of courses on the topic, and a viral pandemic that has affected the entire world, this is the first textbook to focus on pathogen spillover ecology at the human—wildlife interface. Emerging Zoonotic and Wildlife Pathogens serves as an introduction to this multidisciplinary field for upper-level undergraduate students and graduate students interested in disease ecology, veterinary epidemiology, public health, and conservation. It will also be relevant to a broader interdisciplinary audience of conservation biologists and public health specialists, and even the interested public.

Dan Salkeld, Research Scientist, Department of Biology, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, USA, Skylar Hopkins, Assistant Professor, Department of Applied Ecology, North Carolina State University, David Hayman, Royal Society Te Aparangi Rutherford Discovery Fellow, Hopkirk Research Institute, Massey University, Palmerston North, New Zealand

Dan Salkeld is a Research Scientist in the Department of Environmental & Occupational Health, One Health Institute, Colorado State University, USA. His research focuses on the intersection of disease ecology, conservation, and public health, using systems such as bubonic plague and Lyme disease. He has been employed as an academic, a public health biologist, and a conservation research scientist.

Skylar Hopkins is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Applied Ecology, North Carolina State University, USA. Her research focuses on the intersection of two fields (disease ecology and conservation biology), using a variety of methods, including field sampling, laboratory studies, mathematical modeling, and synthesis science, to design and evaluate conservation and health solutions.

David T R Hayman is Professor of Infectious Disease Ecology, Co-Director of the Molecular Epidemiology and Public Health Laboratory (mEpiLab), and Director of the university-wide Infectious Disease Research Centre (IDReC) at Massey University, New Zealand. He has worked on infectious diseases as diverse as measles, rabies, Ebola virus, and white-nose syndrome. He has been employed as both a veterinarian and an academic, and performed applied conservation and public health research for governments and non-governmental organizations.