Filoviruses A Compendium of 40 Years of Epidemiological, Clinical, and Laboratory Studies /
The filoviruses (Lake Victoria marburgvirus and ebolaviruses) are etiological agents of severe hemorrhagic fevers with extraordinary high case-fatality rates for humans, chimpanzees, gorillas, and probably other animals. Many institutions and experts consider them as potential threats to humanity be...
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
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Vienna :
Springer Vienna : Imprint: Springer,
2008.
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Edición: | 1st ed. 2008. |
Colección: | Archives of Virology. Supplementa ;
20 |
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Acceso en línea: | Texto Completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- History of filoviral disease outbreaks
- Clinical presentation of filoviral disease
- Filoviral disease pathology
- Geographic distribution of filoviruses: serological surveys
- Ecology of filoviruses: search for reservoirs
- Cultivation of filoviruses
- Molecular characteristics of filoviruses
- Laboratory diagnosis of filoviral disease
- Outbreak containment
- Inactivation of filoviruses and disinfection protocols
- Vaccine development
- Treatment of filoviral disease
- Appendix: Members of the Filoviridae Study Group, ICTV.