Parasitic diseases of wild birds provides thorough coverage of major parasite groups affecting wild bird species broken into four sections covering protozoa helminths leeches and arthropod parasites this volume provides reviews of the history disease epizootiology pathology and population impacts caused by parasitic disease. Fectious diseases of wild birds which was published in 2007 by blackwell publishing and complements infectious diseases of wild mammals 3rd edition edited by elizabeth s williams and ian k barker and parasitic diseases of wild mammals 2nd edi tion edited by william m samuel margo j pybus and a alan kocan iowa state university press. Parasitic diseases of wild birds provides thorough coverage of major parasite groups affecting wild bird species broken into four sections covering protozoa helminths leeches and arthropod. Parasitic diseases of wild birds provides thorough coverage of major parasite groups affecting wild bird species broken into four sections covering protozoa helminths leeches and arthropod parasites this volume provides reviews of the history disease epizootiology pathology and population impacts caused by parasitic disease