The One Health Model as Applied to Zoonotic Diseases

Oreta M. Samples (Editor), George W. McCommon (Editor), Thomas H. Terrill (Editor), Lori Stose (Editor) 

ISBN: 9781119985846

Wiley-Blackwell

March 2025

336 pages

Description

Comprehensive, easy-to-understand, and clinically relevant guide to zoonotic healthcare concerns in North America

The One Health Model as Applied to Zoonotic Diseases is an easy-to-understand yet comprehensive explanation of zoonotic healthcare concerns with coverage of diseases and medical conditions seen in North America. With a format that is consistent throughout each chapter, this book provides clinically relevant information on individual diseases, causative agents, symptomatology, diagnostics, and treatment and preventative strategies.

This book also offers an overview of the history of One Health and perspective on the future of One Health in North America

The One Health Model as Applied to Zoonotic Diseases covers sample topics including:

• Arthropod-Borne Diseases, tapeworms, rabbit fever, rickettsia spp., leishmaniasis, chiggers, red bird mite, and mange

• Equine encephalitis, St. Louis encephalitis, West Nile Virus, Zika, American spotted fever, babesia, bourbon virus, Colorado tick fever, and heartland virus

• Lyme disease, Powassan encephalitis, Q-Fever, Rocky Mountain spotted fever, swimmer's itch, and bacterial zoonotic disease

• Anthrax, cat scratch fever, campylobacteriosis, leptospirosis, psittacosis, salmonella, staphylococcus, tuberculosis, rat bite fever, hookworms, and intestinal flukes

• Newcastle disease, avian and swine influenza, foot-and-mouth disease, and creeping eruption

The One Health Model as Applied to Zoonotic Diseases is an essential textbook for veterinary technology and animal science students seeking to work as paramedical professionals in the fields of agriculture and veterinary medicine. It also serves as an ideal reference guidebook for both human and veterinary practitioners.

Table of Contents

List of Contributors xxvii

List of Abbreviations xxix

Preface xxxi

Acknowledgments xxxiii

1 History of One Health 1

2 An Interface Between Veterinary and Human Medicine 5

3.0 Arthropod- Borne Diseases of Public Health Concern 9

3.1 Family Cimicidae (Cimex sp.) 12

3.2 Chagas Disease 15

3.3 Tapeworms (Dipylidium caninum) 20

3.4 Rabbit Fever 23

3.5 Rickettsia Species 28

3.6 Plague (Yersinia Pestis) 33

3.7 Leishmaniasis 39

3.8 Chiggers (Eutrombicula alfreduges/Trombidium irritans) 47

3.9 Red Bird Mite (Dermanyssus gallinae) 51

3.10 Mange (Sarcoptes spp.) 57

3.11 Equine Encephalitis (Eastern/Western) 61

3.12 St. Louis Encephalitis (Flaviviridae) 64

3.13 West Nile Virus (Flaviviridae) 67

3.14 Zika Virus 70

3.15 American Spotted Fever (Rickettsia Parkeri) 73

3.16 Babesiosis (Babesia Divergens) 77

3.17 Bourbon Virus 81

3.18 Colorado Tick Fever 84

3.19 Heartland Virus 88

3.20 Lyme Disease – Borrelia burgdorferi 92

3.21 Powassan Virus (Flaviviridae) 96

3.22 Q Fever (Coxiella burnetii) 99

3.23 Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever (Rickettsia rickettsi) 103

4.1 Public Health Implications of Bacterial Zoonotic Diseases 107

4.2 Anaplasmosis/Ehrlichiosis (Anaplasma phagocytophylum/E. spp.) 115

4.3 Anthrax (Bacillus anthracis) 118

4.4 Cat Scratch Fever (Bartonella spp.) 122

4.5 Cholera (Vibrio cholera) 125

4.6 Campylobacteriosis (Campylobacter spp.) 128

4.7 Leptospirosis 132

4.8 Psittacosis (Chlamydia psittaci) 139

4.9 Salmonella (Salmonella spp.) 147

4.10 Staphylococcus (Staphylococcus aureus) 158

4.11 Streptococcus (Streptococcus equi, Streptococcus suis) 163

4.12 Tuberculosis (Mycobacterium tuberculosis) 168

4.13 Tularemia (F. tularensis) 173

4.14 Rat- Bite Fever 176

5.1 Tinea capitis/Tinea corporis (Microsporum spp.) 181

5.2 Trichophytosis (Trichophyton spp.) 187

6.0 Parasitic Worm- Associated Diseases of Public Health Concern 193

6.1 Diphyllobothriasis (Diphyllobothrium dalliae) 199

6.2 Alveolar Echinococcus (Echinococcus multilocularis) 205

6.3 Hydatidosis/Cystic Echinococcus (Echinococcus granulosus) 208

6.4 Taeniasis (Taenia saginata) 211

6.5 Dirofilariasis (Dirofilaria immitis) 215

6.6 Hookworms (Necator americanus) 221

6.7 Creeping Eruption (Ancylostoma braziliense/Ancylostoma caninum) 226

6.8 Uncinaria (Uncinaria stenocephala) 229

6.9 Trichinosis (Trichinella spiralis) 231

6.10 Roundworms (Ascaris lumbricoides and Toxocara cati) 234

6.11 Swimmer’s Itch (Schistosomiasis) 242

6.12 Intestinal Flukes (Nanophytues salminocola) 246

7.1 Hantavirus (Hantavirus spp.) 253

7.2 Rabies (Lyssavirus) 257

7.3 New Castle Disease (Orthoavulavirus avian Orthoavulavirus) 261

7.4 Avian Influenza (Avian Influenza A) 266

7.5 Swine Influenza (H1N1) 271

7.6 Foot- and- Mouth Disease (Aphthovirus) 276

7.7 Orf (Parapoxvirus Orf Virus) 283

8 Reportable Diseases in the United States 289

8.1 Introduction 289

9 The Future of One Health in North America 291

Index 293

About the Author

Oreta M. Samples, BS, RVT, MPH, DHSc, Associate Professor and Program Coordinator, Master of Public Health Program, Department of Veterinary Technology and Public Health, Fort Valley State University.

George McCommon, DVM, Professor and Department Head, Department of Veterinary Technology and Public Health, Fort Valley State University.

Thomas H. Terrill, BS MS, Ph.D., Assistant Professor and Program Coordinator, Master of Animal Science Program, Fort Valley State University.

Lori Stose, DVM, Veterinarian, Legacy Animal Medical Center.