Review by Kathy Lyon (Click on stars for an explanation)

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This second edition has been thoroughly updated from the first edition published in 1973. This volume is long overdue and reflects many new drugs and treatments since that first book. The book has been reorganized by host species. Species are illustrated with microscopic views, drawings, and photos. The chapters are organized into host and life cycle, pathology, diagnosis, public health considerations, morphology, clinical disease, and treatment. A new appendix features a complete drug formulary.

Table of Contents

• Preface to the Second Edition, List of Contributors, Acknowledgments and Dedication
• Chapter  1. Collection, Preservation, and Diagnostic Methods
• Chapter  2. Biology of the Protozoa
• Chapter  3. Biology of Trematodes and Leeches
• Chapter  4. Biology of Cestodes
• Chapter  5. Biology of Nematodes and Acanthocephalans
• Chapter  6. Biology of Arthropods
• Chapter  7. Parasites of Fish
• Chapter  8. Parasites of Amphibians
• Chapter  9. Parasites of Reptiles
• Chapter 10. Parasites of Birds
• Chapter 11. Parasites of Rats and Mice
• Chapter 12. Parasites of Hamsters
• Chapter 13. Parasites of Gerbils
• Chapter 14. Parasites of Guinea Pigs
• Chapter 15. Parasites of Rabbits
• Chapter 16. Parasites of Ferrets
• Chapter 17. Parasites of Dogs
• Chapter 18. Parasites of Cats
• Chapter 19. Parasites of Swine
• Chapter 20. Parasites of Sheep and Goats
• Chapter 21. Parasites of Non-human Primates
• Appendix: Formulary and Glossary

This is an excellent book, liberally illustrated and thorough. The table of contents and index make it an easy reference. This is one reference that should be in every veterinary library.

Blackwell Publishers (Wiley) (2007).

840 pages, 485 illustrations.

ISBN: 9780813812021.