The Veterinary Laboratory and Field Manual 3rd Edition

by Susan C. Cork (Editor), Roy W. Halliwell (Editor)

Overview

Isolated regions of the world are often at the forefront of emerging diseases and, to be effective in disease prevention and control, they require basic resources for field sample collection and testing in conditions vastly different from those available in well-equipped reference laboratories. Technical support for field extension staff, and the availability of reliable diagnostic testing facilities, are also vital to ensure sustainable livelihoods for subsistence farmers. This technical handbook aims to provide an easy to follow overview of the basic laboratory techniques, and sample collection guidelines, that we consider useful for staff working in district veterinary facilities in regions that lack the infrastructural support available for staff with ready access to national veterinary laboratories. The Veterinary Laboratory and Field Manual 3rd Edition provides the reader with a summary of basic diagnostic procedures and sample submission guidelines and also advocates for improved communication between animal health extension staff, veterinarians, laboratory staff and farmers. Case studies are used to illustrate key concepts. Basic laboratory disciplines are covered including – parasitology, microbiology, haematology, serology / immunology and pathology. There are also sections on laboratory infrastructure and equipment. There is additional content on common clinical presentations, One Health approaches to Antimicrobial resistance, the role of the OIE, disease surveillance and wildlife disease monitoring. Supplementary tools for use in the field and laboratory are also available online. This new edition of The Veterinary Laboratory and Field Manual is updated to include content on pen side tests, selection and integration of new technologies, engagement with international agencies and programs, and the One Health approach to disease monitoring. Animal Health extension staff in isolated regions of the world, and NGOs, can benefit from this book as well as policy makers supporting veterinary work in rural areas and veterinary para-professionals involved in One Health work.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781789180459
Publisher:	5m Publishing
Publication date:	08/31/2019
Edition description:	Third edition
Pages:	624
Product dimensions:	6.75(w) x 9.75(h) x 1.40(d)

About the Author

Susan C. Cork is a veterinarian with more than 30 years of practical field experience in a range of countries. She has experience in the development and use of diagnostic technologies in wildlife and domestic animals and has a special interest in zoonotic diseases and public health. Susan has worked in both government and non-governmental organizations in Southern Asia and in the Asia –Pacific region. She is currently a professor of ecosystem and public health at the University of Calgary, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine in Alberta, Canada. Roy W. Halliwell is an independent consultant with more than 45 years’ experience in the development of medical and veterinary laboratory services in a number of countries in Asia, Africa, and South America. He has successfully developed and delivered a number of laboratory technician training programs in a wide range of countries including the Yemen, Afghanistan, Bhutan, Nepal Malawi and Tanzania. Roy has a keen interest in making sure that things work well at the practical level with good integration between the laboratory and extension services.

Table of Contents

Contributors ix

Foreword xi

Preface xiii

Acknowledgements xv

List of figures, plates and tables xvii

I Laboratory And Equipment 1

1 Setting up and using a laboratory service Susan C. Cork Roy Halliwell Willy Schauwers 3

2 The selection, use, maintenance and quality control of laboratory equipment and supplies Willy Schauwers 44

II Specialties 111

3 Parasitology Susan C. Cork Mani Lejeune 113

4 Microbiology Susan C. Cork Roy Halliwell Karen Liljebjelke M. Faizal Abdul-Careem M. Sarjoon Abdul-Cader Julie Collins Emerson 198

General bacteriology (Cork, Halliwell), Antimicrobial resistance (Cork, Liljebjelke), Virology (Abdul-Careem, Cork, Abdul-Cader), Molecular Microbiology (Abdul-Careem, Collins Emerson)

5 Haematology Susan C. Cork Roy Halliwell 278

6 Serology and immunology Susan C. Cork M. Faizal Abdul-Careem M. Sarjoon Abdul-Cader 300

7 Clinical chemistry Susan C. Cork Willy Schauwers Roy Halliwell 326

8 Pathology/cytology Susan C. Cork 363

III Special Topics 387

9 Epidemiology Susan C. Cork Sylvia Checkley John Woodford 389

10 Common clinical problems Susan C. Cork 403

11 Wildlife health and disease surveillance Matilde Tomaselli Patricia Curry 420

12 Antimicrobial resistance: a threat to human and animal health Niamh Caffrey Karen Tang 433

13 The World Organisation for Animal Health's core missions in relation to laboratories working in the veterinary domain Jennifer Lasley 442

14 Arthropod vectors and arthropod-borne diseases Regula Waeckerlin Susan C. Cork 456

Appendices 473

Important zoonotic diseases Susan C. Cork 475

Necropsy guidelines Samuel Sharpe 494

Some micro-organisms commonly isolated from animals Susan C. Cork 534

Examples of laboratory equipment and reagent suppliers Susan C. Cork 539

Colibacillosis in poultry Karen Liljebjelke 540

Glossary 543

Index 548