1st Edition
by Suresh Kumar Gahlawat (Editor), Sushila Maan (Editor)
Advances in Animal Disease Diagnosis: Infectious animal diseases
caused by pathogenic microorganisms such as bacteria, fungi, and viruses
threaten the health and well-being of wildlife, livestock and human
populations, limit productivity and significantly increase economic
losses to each sector. Pathogen de-tection is an important step for the
diagnosis and successful treatment of animal diseases as well as control
management in farm and field conditions. The conventional techniques
employed to diagnose pathogens in livestock species are time-consuming
and sometimes give inconclusive results. On the contrary, molecular
techniques have the potential to diag-nose known pathogens/conditions
quickly, reliably, and unequivocally as well as for novel pathogen
detection. New advances in diagnostics and vaccine design using genomics
have developed powerful new methods that have also set the stage for
the enhanced diagnosis, surveillance, and control of infectious
diseases. High-throughput sequencing (HTS), for ex-ample, uses the
latest DNA sequencing platforms in the detection, identification, and
detailed analysis of both pathogen and host genomes.
This book
will explore some key opportunities in the context of animal health,
such as the detection of new microorganisms and the development of
improved diagnosis of emerging or re-emerging diseases and other
clinical conditions, viz. biosensors, nanotools, and omics technologies.
Features
• Details comprehensive knowledge on the latest molecular techniques for animal disease diagnosis and management
• Examines
how DNA-based diagnostic techniques will assist international efforts
to control the introduction of exotic diseases into new geographic areas
• Describes the latest molecular assays for the rapid and accurate detection of pathogens
• Helps in working towards meeting the global challenge for sustainable food production and the eradication of poverty
• With
new biotechnological developments, this fully updated book is a
treasure trove of the latest information in animal and medical science
