A desk reference on the zoonotic infections associated with exposure to specific animals. The chapters are arranged by animal, rather than disease and each chapter includes a discussion of the taxonomy of the animal and the diseases actually or potentially transmitted to humans from the animal.

desk reference on the zoonotic infections associated with exposure to specific animals; chapters are arranged by animal, rather than disease; each chapter includes a discussion of the taxonomy of the animal and the diseases actually or potentially transmitted to humans from the animal; a concise discussion of each zoonotic infection mentioned is provided.