Description
Fish is the principal source of protein for people in many parts of the world, particularly in developing countries. While most fish are caught from nature, aquaculture or fish farming is now making a significant contribution to total fish production. More intensive conditions of aquaculture often result in a higher incidence of fish diseases and disorders. As in the first edition, the focus of this second edition is on protozoan and metazoan parasites that cause disease in fish. Significant changes to this second edition include the addition of 3 new chapters and 4 of the original chapters have new authors.
Table of contents
- 1: Phylum Amoebozoa, D Zilberg, Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Israel and B L Munday, University of Tasmania, Australia
- 2: Phylum Dinoflagellata, E J Noga and M G Levy, North Carolina State University, USA
- 3: Diplomonadida (Phylum Parabasalia) and Kinetoplastida (Phylum Euglenozoa), P T K Woo
- 4: Ichthyophthirius multifiliis and Cryptocaryon irritans (Phylum Ciliophora), H W Dickerson, University of Georgia, USA
- 5: Trichodinidae and Other Ciliates (Phylum Ciliophora), L Basson and J Van As, University of the Free State, South Africa
- 6: Phylum Apicomplexa, K Molnar, Veterinary Medical Research Institute, Hungary
- 7: Phylum Microspora, I Dykova, Institute of Parasitology, Czech Republic
- 8: Phylum Myxozoa, S W Feist and M Longshaw, CEFAS Weymouth Laboratory, UK
- 9: Monogenea (Phylum Platyhelminthes), K Buchmann and J Bresciani, The Royal Veterinary and Agricultural University, Denmark
- 10: Digenea (Phylum Platyhelminthes), I Paperna and R Dzikowski, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel
- 11: Cestoidea (Phylum Platyhelminthes), T A Dick, C Chambers and I Isinguzo, University of Manitoba, Canada
- 12: Phylum Nematoda, K Molnar, K Buchmann and C Szekely, Veterinary Medical Institute, Hungary
- 13: Phylum Acanthocephala, B B Nickol, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, USA
- 14: Phylum Arthropoda, R J G Lester and C Hayward, The University of Queensland, Australia
- 15: Phylum Annelida: Hirudinea as Vectors and Disease Agents, E M Burreson, The College of William and Mary, USA
- 16: Fish-borne Parasitic Zoonoses, R C Ko, The University of Hong Kong, People’s Republic of China
- 17: Parasitic Diseases of Shellfish, S M Bower, Pacific Biological Station, Canada
- 18: The Immune System of Fish, W B van Muiswinkel and B Vervoorn-Van Der Wal, Wageningen University, The Netherlands
- 19: Immunocompetent Cells and Their Mediators in Finfish, B F Ardelli, McGill University, and P T K Woo
- 20: Molecular Approaches and Techniques, T G Clark, Cornell University, USA
Reviews
Reviews of the first edition:
"This is bound to become a standard work and all libraries simply must purchase it".
Journal of Fish Diseases
"Amid the recent publications in fish parasitology, this volume stands as one of the best".
Journal of Aquatic Animal Health
"Overall, this is a superb text... and should be on the bookshelves of all self-respecting parasitologists".
International Journal for Parasitology
Patrick has been a faculty member at the University of Guelph since 1974 (Assistant Professor, 1974; Associate Professor, 1978; Professor, 1984). He was also Professor (1993) of Collaborative International Development, and was Director (2002), Axelrod Institute of Ichthyology. The University Senate elected him University Professor Emeritus, and it was conferred at convocation (2006) by The Honorable LM Alexander, Chancellor.
Selected Research Awards before 1974:
*MRC Post-Doctoral Fellow and Ballard Fellow @ Ontario Veterinary College, Canada
*FAO Andre Mayer Research Fellow: @ East African Trypanosomiasis Research Organization,
Uganda; and @ Serengeti Research Institute, Tanzania
*IDRC Consultant and Visiting Scientist @ Nigerian Institute for Trypanosomiasis Research, Nigeria
Selected External Appointments and Initiatives (1974 – 2017):
*NUS Research Professor, National University of Singapore, Singapore
*CNPq Scholar, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janerio, Brazil
*MEC Research Fellow, Instituto de Acuicultura de Torre de la Sal, Spain
*Research Fellow, Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, Malaysia
*Short-term (< 2 months): Visiting Professor @ 7 universities; Visiting Scientist @ 5 research institutes/universities
*Assessor/Examiner: 3 Academic Programs; 15 Appointment/Promotion Exercises; 19 PhD theses
*Consultancies (12 X) – industry, universities, government agencies
*Research Publications: 198 papers; 33 invited reviews; 53 abstracts
*Editor: 12 books; 3 journals; 1 ‘special journal issue’
*Founding Treasurer and Trustee, Zoological Education Trust
*Founder, The Roy Anderson Memorial Lecture in Parasitology
*Elected: Fellow, ‘Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene’, UK; Professional Member, The New York Academy of Sciences, USA
*Invited Presentations: 18 Plenary/Keynote and 32 Symposium Lectures @ Conferences
*Recipient, The Robert Wardle Award “… for contributions to Parasitology”
