Cargando…

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...

Descripción completa

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Kuhn, Jens (Autor)
Autor Corporativo: SpringerLink (Online service)
Otros Autores: Calisher, Charles H. (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Vienna : Springer Vienna : Imprint: Springer, 2008.
Edición:1st ed. 2008.
Colección:Archives of Virology. Supplementa ; 20
Temas:
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.