Includes bibliographical references and index.

General field procedures. Recording and submitting specimen history data -- Specimen collection and preservation -- Specimen shipment -- Disease control operations -- Euthanasia -- Guidelines for proper care and use of wildlife in field research -- Bacterial diseases. Avian cholera -- Avian tuberculosis -- Salmonellosis -- Chlamydiosis -- Mycoplasmosis -- Miscellaneous bacterial diseases -- Fungal diseases. Aspergillosis -- Candidiasis -- Miscellaneous fungal diseases -- Viral diseases. Duck plague -- Inclusion body disease of cranes -- Miscellaneous herpesviruses of birds -- Avian pox -- Eastern equine encephalomyelitis -- Newcastle disease -- Avian influenza -- Woodcock reovirus -- Parasitic diseases. Hemosporidiosis -- Trichomoniasis -- Intestinal coccidiosis -- Renal coccidiosis -- Sarcocystis -- Eustrongylidosis -- Tracheal worms -- Heartworm of swans and geese -- Gizzardworms -- Acanthocephaliasis -- Nasal leeches -- Miscellaneous parasitic diseases -- Biotoxins. Algal Toxins -- Mycotoxins -- Avian botulism -- Chemical toxins. Organophosphorus and carbamate pesticides -- Chlorinated hydrocarbon insecticides -- Polychlorinated biphenyls -- Oil -- Lead -- Selenium -- Mercury -- Cyanide -- Salt -- Barbiturates -- Miscellaneous chemical toxins -- Miscellaneous diseases. Electrocution -- Miscellaneous diseases -- Appendices. Sample specimen history form -- Sources of wildlife disease diagnostic assistance -- Sources of supplies used for collecting, preserving, and shipping specimens -- Normal brain cholinesterase values for different bird species -- Common and scientific names of birds in text -- Common and scientific names other than birds -- Chemical names -- Conversion table -- Glossary of technical terms.