Avian Influenza provides the first comprehensive guide covering the full spectrum of this complex and increasingly high-profile disease, its history, and its treatment and control. All aspects of avian influenza are dealt with in depth, systematically covering biology, virology, diagnostics, ecology, epidemiology, clinical medicine, and the control. The book fuses coverage of the latest discoveries in the basic sciences with a practical approach to dealing with the disease in a clinical setting, and providing instruction and guidance for veterinarians and government animal health officials encountering this disease in the field.

Avian Influenza provides the reader with a global perspective, bringing together chapters written by leading animal health researchers and veterinarians with significant experience working with this disease. Providing a summary and synthesis of important data and research on this virus, its impact on both wild and domesticated birds, and approaches to controlling the spread of the disease, Avian Influenza will be an invaluable resource for all veterinarians, scientists, animal health professionals, and public health officials dealing with this virus.


· Covers full range of topics within avian influenza in one comprehensive and authoritative text


· Provides a summarization of peer-reviewed and empirical data on avian influenza viruses, the infection and diseases they cause


· Discusses strategies used in control of the disease


· Leading experts are drawn together to provide an international and multi-disciplinary perspective


· Fuses latest developments in basic scientific research with practical guidance on management of the disease

Contents: 1. The Avian Influenza Virus - David L. Suarez (USDA/ARS/SEPRL, Athens, GA).
2. Molecular Determinants of Pathogenicity for Avian Influenza Viruses - Michael L. Perdue (WHO/CDS/EPR/GIP, Geneva, Switzerland).

3. Ecology of Avian Influenza in Wild Birds - David E. Stallknecht (University of Georgia, Athens, GA, USA) and Justin D. Brown (University of Georgia, Athens, GA).

4. Epidemiology of Avian Influenza in Agricultural and Other Man-made Systems - David E. Swayne (USDA/ARS/SEPRL, Athens, GA).

5. Pathobiology of Avian Influenza Virus Infections in Birds and Mammals - David E. Swayne (USDA/ARS/SEPRL, Athens, GA) and Mary Pantin-Jackwood (USDA/ARS/SEPRL, Athens, GA).

6. The Global Nature of Avian Influenza - David E. Swayne (USDA/ARS/SEPRL, Athens, GA).

7. The Beginning and Spread of Fowl Plague (H7 High Pathogenicity Avian Influenza) Across Europe and Asia (1878-1955) - Erhard F. Kaleta (Justus-Liebig-Universitat, Giessen, Germany) and Catherine P. A. Rülke (Justus-Liebig-Universitat, Giessen, Germany).

8. High Pathogenicity Avian Influenza in the Americas - David E. Swayne (USDA/ARS/SEPRL, Athens, GA).

9. Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza Outbreaks in Europe, Africa and Asia since 1959, Excluding the Asian H5N1 Virus Outbreaks - Dennis J. Alexander (DEFRA/VLA, Weybridge, United Kingdom), Ilaria Capua (IZS, Padova, Italy), and Guus Koch (CIADC, Lelystad, The Netherlands).

10. Avian Influenza in Australia - Leslie D. Sims (Private Veterinarian, Cairns, Australia) and Andrew J. Turner (Private Veterinarian, Princes Hill, Australia).

11. Multi-Continental Epidemic of H5N1 High Pathogenicity Avian Influenza Virus (1996-2007) - Leslie D. Sims (Private Veterinarian, Cairns, Australia) and Ian H. Brown (DEFRA/VLA, Weybridge, United Kingdom).

12. Avian Influenza Control Strategies - David E. Swayne (USDA/ARS/SEPRL, Athens, GA).

13. Avian Influenza Diagnostics and Surveillance Methods - Erica Spackman (USDA/ARS/SEPRL, Athens, GA), David L. Suarez (USDA/ARS/SEPRL, Athens, GA) and Dennis A. Senne (USDA/APHIS/NVSL, Ames, IA).

14. Humane Mass Depopulation as an Effective Measure For Disease Control Purposes - Elizabeth Krushinskie (Mountaire Farms, Millsboro, DE), Martin Smeltzer (USDA/APHIS/VS, Athens, GA), Patrice Klein (USDA/APHIS/VS, Riverdale, MD), and Harm Kiezenbrink (BFC, Munich, Germany).

15. Methods for Disposal of Poultry Carcasses - Boris Brglez (Cary, NC) and John Hahn (USDA/APHIS/VS, Fayetteville, AR).

16. Farm and Regional Biosecurity Practices - Carol J. Cardona (University of California, Davis, CA).

17. Farm Biosecurity Risk Assessment and Audits - David Shapiro (Perdue Farms, Salisbury MD) and Bruce Stewart-Brown (Perdue Farms, Salisbury MD).

18. Methods for Inactivation of Avian Influenza Virus in the Environment - Nathan G. Birnbaum (USDA/APHIS/VS, Riverdale, MD) and Bethany O’Brien (USDA/APHIS/VS, Riverdale, MD).

19. Vaccines, Vaccination and Immunology for Avian Influenza Viruses in Poultry - David E. Swayne (USDA/ARS/SEPRL, Athens, GA) and Darrell R. Kapczynski (USDA/ARS/SEPRL, Athens, GA).

20. Public Health Implications of Avian Influenza Viruses - Nancy J. Cox (CDC, Atlanta, GA) and Timothy Uyeki (CDC, Atlanta, GA).

21. The Role of Educational Programs in the Control of Avian Influenza - Nathaniel L. Tablante (University of Maryland, College Park, MD).

22. Trade and Food Safety Aspects for Avian Influenza Viruses - David E. Swayne (USDA/ARS/SEPRL, Athens, GA) and Colleen Thomas (USDA/ARS/SEPRL, Athens, GA).

23. Control of Low Pathogenicity Avian Influenza - David A. Halvorson (University of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN).

24. The Economics of Avian Influenza - Anni McLeod (FAO, Rome, Italy).

25. Global Strategy for Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza: Progressive Control and Eradication, and Post-Outbreak Recovery - Juan Lubroth (FAO, Rome Italy), Subhash Morzaria (FAO, Bangkok, Thailand) and Alejandro B. Thiermann (OIE, Paris, France)