The Biology and Identification of the Coccidia ‎(‎Apicomplexa‎)‎ of Rabbits of the World is a taxonomic summation of a damaging intestinal parasite found in rabbits and transmissible to other species‎,‎ including humans‎.‎ This book conceptually and historically summarizes the world's literature on the parasite and also provides a quick guide to isolation procedures‎,‎ identification‎,‎ strategies for management‎,‎ and available chemotherapy‎.‎ It is a vital source of knowledge about coccidia's real and potential transmission to humans‎,‎ which can lead to dangerous health problems‎,‎ like severe dehydration‎,‎ vomiting‎,‎ lethargy and even death‎.‎ Coccidiosis is an intestinal disease that affects several different animal species‎,‎ including canines and humans‎,‎ and is one of the most prevalent protozoal infections in North America‎.‎ The causative agent is a protozoan that has the ability to multiply rapidly and cause major damage in the intestinal wall‎,‎ rupturing the cells of the intestinal lining‎.‎ The final stage‎,‎ the oocyst‎,‎ is extremely resistant to environmental stress and is difficult to completely remove from the environment‎.‎ Oocysts are frequent contaminants of feed and water and when the sporulated oocysts are ingested by other animals‎,‎ they start the life cycle over in the new host‎.‎ With the demand for rabbits in scientific research and for rabbit meat for human consumption increasingly globally each year‎,‎ rabbits are of epidemiologic significance for laboratory workers‎,‎ university researchers‎,‎ veterinarians‎,‎ pet owners‎,‎ and breeders‎.‎ It evaluates the scientific and scholarly merit of each of the publications written about coccidian from every rabbit species‎,‎ providing a complete historical rendition‎.‎ It offers a treatise for the identification of coccidia and their treatment as needed‎.‎ It is written in a style that can be understood by most educated lay persons and laboratory workers‎.‎ It is written by the first ranked author team among the world‎-class parasitologists who study coccidia‎.‎ Combined in one single source‎,‎ this book follows the gold standards in coccidian biology and identification‎.‎ It brings all that information together in one volume and solves the problems faced by researchers‎,‎ veterinarians‎,‎ students and others in trying to find and navigate through this scattered literature‎.‎