Wildlife Disease Ecology

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This lecture and discussion-based course will provide an overview of the importance of wildlife diseases in the context of their emergence, One Health implications, and disease management using an ecological approach. In addition, the epidemiological, and evolutionary principles of diseases will be considered, as well as how to perform wildlife disease investigations. Diseases will be discussed for each of the major terrestrial and aquatic groups of animals. Guest lectures will be provided by experts in their fields.