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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Stephen R. Palmer , Lord Soulsby , Paul Torgerson , David W. G. BrownPublisher: Oxford University Press Imprint: Oxford University Press Edition: 2nd Revised edition Dimensions: Width: 23.40cm , Height: 4.70cm , Length: 28.10cm Weight: 2.742kg ISBN: 9780198570028ISBN 10: 0198570023 Pages: 904 Publication Date: 14 July 2011 Audience: College/higher education , Undergraduate Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Awaiting stock The supplier is currently out of stock of this item. It will be ordered for you and placed on backorder. Once it does come back in stock, we will ship it out for you. Table of ContentsReviewsIn the 12 years or so since the first edition of this book there have been significant improvements in our understanding of zoonotic diseases and their importance as causes of human morbidity and mortality, and recognition of the potential for new diseases. This new edition recognises this and is an important addition to the veterinary library. The Veterinary Record Author InformationProfessor Palmer is one of the UK's leading public health figures. He is the former Regional Epidemiologist for Wales and was appointed to the Mansel Talbot Chair in Epidemiology and Public Health at the former University of Wales College of Medicine in 1998. He has led field investigations of many zoonoses outbreaks and has published widely on communicable disease control. In addition to being Head of Department of Epidemiology, Statistics and Public Health at Cardiff University, in April 2003, he joined the new UK Health Protection Agency initially as the founding director of the Chemical Hazards and Poisons Division and Director of the HPA's, Local and Regional Services. Then he was Head of Profession for Epidemiology until June 2010. On 1st July 2010 Professor Palmer was been appointed Cardiff University's first Archie Cochrane Chair in Epidemiology and Public Heath. Lord Soulsby was previously Professor of Animal Pathology at the University of Cambridge, UK from 1978 to 1993, and Professor of Parasitology at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, USA from 1964 to 1978. Prior to his current position at the Institute of Parasitology of the University of Zurich, Paul Torgerson was a lecturer in Parasitology at the University College Dublin and a research fellow at Cambridge University. He holds a degree in veterinary medicine and a PhD in parasitology, both awarded by the University of Cambridge. He is also a diplomat of the European College of Veterinary Public health. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |