Avian Reservoirs : Virus Hunters and Birdwatchers in Chinese Sentinel Posts /

"In Avian reservoirs, Frederic Keck observes collaborations between microbiologists and birdwatchers working to preempt and contain bird flu pandemics. The threat of avian flu has increased attention to the human/bird boundary in these areas, and the cross-species relationship has been a focus...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Keck, Frederic (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Durham : Duke University Press, 2020.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Human-animal relationships.
Communicable diseases > Prevention.
Avian influenza.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Anthropology > Cultural.
Maladies infectieuses > Chine > Prevention.
Relations homme-animal > Chine.
Grippe aviaire > Chine > Épidemiologie.
Grippe aviaire > Chine.
Communicable diseases > China > Prevention.
Human-animal relationships > China.
Avian influenza > China > Epidemiology.
Avian influenza > China > Prevention.
Avian influenza > China.
China.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Acknowledgments
  • Introduction
  • Part 1. Animal diseases. Chapter 1. Culling, vaccinating, and monitoring contagious animals
  • Chapter 2. Biosecurity concerns and the surveillance of zoonoses
  • Chapter 3: Global health and the ecologies of conservation
  • Part 2. Techniques of preparedness. Chapter 4. Sentinels and early warning signals
  • Chapter 5. Simulations and reverse scenarios
  • Chapter 6. Stockpiling and storage
  • Conclusion
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Index.

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