Parasitic Diseases of Wild Birds 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, Parasitic Diseases of Wild Birds will fill a unique niche in animal health literature.

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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Section I: Introduction. 1. Parasitism: Costs and Effects. Section II: Protozoa. 2. Haemoproteus. 3. Avian Malaria. 4. Leucocytozoonosis. 5. Atoxoplasma, Sarcocystis, and Isospora. 6. Trichomonosis. 7. Histomonas. 8. Eimeria. 9. Disseminated Visceral Coccidiosis in Cranes. 10. Cryptosporidium. 11. Toxoplasma. Section III: Helminths. 12. Trematodes. 13. Schistosomes. 14. Cestodes. 15. Acanthocephala. 16. Eustrongylidosis. 17. Trichostrongylus. 18. Dispharynx, Echinuria, and Streptocara. 19. Tracheal Worms. 20. Amidostomum and Epomidiostomum. 21. Tetrameridosis. 22. Avioserpensosis. 23. Heterakis and Ascaridia. 24. Ascaridoid Nematodes: Contracaecum, Porrocaecum, and Balisascaris. 25. Diplotriaena, Serratospiculum, and Serratospiculoides. 26. Filarioid Nematodes. 27. Capillarid Nematodes. Section IV: Leeches. 28. Leech Parasites of Birds. Section V: Arthropods. 29. Phthiraptera, the Chewing Lice. 30. Acariasis. 31. Black Flies (Diptera:Simulidae). 32. Myiasis in Wild Birds