Reading list: essential reading for epidemiologists

There are a number of very useful books covering the epidemiology, veterinary epidemiology and their associated disciplines of economics, statistics, and risk assessment:

Veterinary epidemiology

Veterinary Epidemiology: An Introduction, by D.U.Pfeiffer (1st edition, Wiley-Blackwell, 2010)
Veterinary Epidemiologic Research, by I.Dohoo, W.Martin and H.Stryhn (2nd edition, UPEI press, 2010)
Veterinary Epidemiology, by M.Thrusfield (3rd edition, Wiley-Blackwell, 2007)
Introduction to Veterinary Epidemiology, by H.Houe, K.Annette, J.Ersboll and N.Toft (Biofolia, 2004)
Applied Veterinary Epidemiology and the control of disease in populations, by B.Toma, B.Dufour, M.Sanaa, J.J.Benet, P.Ellis, F.Moutou and A.Louza (1st edition, 1999)

Epidemiology

Modern Epidemiology, by K.J.Rothman, S.Greenland and T.Lash (3rd edition, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2008)
Epidemiology, by L.Gordis (4th edition, Saunders, 2008)
Dictionary of Epidemiology, by J.Last and M.Porta (5th edition, OUP USA, 2008)

Animal health economics

The Economics of Animal Health and Production, by J.Rushton (1st edition, CABI publishing, 2008)
Animal Health Economics: Principles and Applications, by A.A.Dijkhuizen and R.S.Morris (1997)

Statistics

Essential Medical Statistics, by B.Kirkwood and J.Sterne (2nd edition, Wiley-Blackwell, 2003)
An Introduction to Medical Statistics, by J.M.Bland (3rd edition, OUP, 2000)

Risk assessment

Handbook on import risk analysis for animals and animal products: Introduction and qualitative risk analysis (OIE publishing, 2004)
Handbook on import risk analysis for animals and animal products: Quantitative risk analysis (OIE publishing, 2004)
Risk analysis: a quantitative guide, by D.Vose (3rd edition, John Wiley & Sons, 2008)