Pathology and Epidemiology of Aquatic Animal Diseases for Practitioners

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Divided into two major sections, the first focuses on the pathology of aquatic animal species and their infectious and non-infectious diseases, while the second explores applied epidemiology, disease surveillance, outbreak investigation, diagnostics, biosecurity, and economic aspects of disease management. Each disease chapter includes information on host range, transmission, clinical signs, diagnosis, differential diagnoses, treatment, and management, accompanied by clinical sign–lesion differential charts for rapid reference.

The book covers topics including:

• Principles of aquatic animal pathology
• Applied aquatic epidemiology
• One Health approach in aquatic medicine
• Diseases of aquatic invertebrates
• Crustaceans
• Molluscs
• Echinoderms
• Diseases of teleost fish
• Amphibian diseases
• Reptile diseases
• Aquatic bird diseases
• Marine mammal diseases
• Parasitic diseases
• Viral diseases
• Bacterial diseases
• Non-infectious diseases
• Host range and disease transmission
• Clinical signs and lesion interpretation
• Differential diagnosis
• Diagnostic sampling techniques
• Laboratory diagnostics
• Biosecurity and disease prevention
• Disease surveillance
• Outbreak investigation
• Disease modelling
• Risk assessment
• Animal health economics
• Economic impact of aquatic animal diseases

Combining pathology with epidemiology and practical disease management, this reference enables veterinarians and aquatic animal health professionals to recognize disease patterns, investigate outbreaks, implement biosecurity measures, and make informed decisions that support both animal health and sustainable aquatic production. It also serves as a companion volume to Fundamentals of Aquatic Veterinary Medicine.

Who is this book for?

• Aquatic animal veterinarians
• Fish health specialists
• Aquaculture professionals
• Wildlife veterinarians
• Marine mammal veterinarians
• Veterinary students
• Veterinary pathologists
• Researchers in aquatic animal health