The book includes three major papers each printed in four languages. Each of these papers covers a major topic and all form useful reviews of the individual subjects, namely: Current and future solutions to treatment of resistance to endo- and ectoparasitic infestations; Management of animal health emergencies; and Recent developments of a new concept in vaccines and their effects on programmes for controlling animal diseases. There are eight other papers, all included in English with two also in French. These cover subjects many of which are of a regional nature, such as: The effect of structural adjustment programmes on the delivery of veterinary services in Africa; Indications for the supplementation of stamping out measures for animal disease control in Africa; The agreement on sanitary and phytosanitary measures and its impact on trade in animals and their products in the Middle East; Economic impacts of foot-and-mouth disease in the Asian region. Then there are papers on Animal identification systems; Prevention and management of diseases in fish; and two papers covering the new zoonotic disease of Nipah virus infection.

Inevitably with such a wide range of topics discussed all the papers will not be of interest to the majority of those reading the book. The volume is one which should be present in the libraries of most countries' Animal Health Departments and also veterinary schools and those laboratories dealing with animal or zoonotic diseases. While much of the content is background reading for those in laboratories, there is a very useful section on how to work safely on the farm and in the laboratory with samples where Nipah virus is suspected.