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The Intersection of Bats and Human Health and Welfare.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Beltz, Lisa A.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Somerset : John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated, 2017.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • TITLE PAGE
  • COPYRIGHT PAGE
  • CONTENTS
  • FOREWORD
  • A BRIEF INTRODUCTION TOÂ UNIQUE FEATURES OFÂ BATS INÂ RELATION TOÂ INFECTIOUS DISEASES
  • ABOUT THE COMPANION WEBSITE
  • PART I INTRODUCTION
  • CHAPTER 1 BAT IMMUNOLOGY
  • 1.1 INTRODUCTION TOÂ THEÂ IMMUNE SYSTEM OFÂ BATS
  • 1.1.1 White blood cell count and other serological parameters
  • 1.1.2 Innate versus adaptive immunity
  • 1.1.3 MicroRNA
  • 1.2 VIRAL PATTERN-RECOGNITION RECEPTORS AND THE BAT IMMUNE RESPONSE TO MICROBES
  • 1.3 INTRODUCTION TOÂ THEÂ INTERFERONS
  • 1.3.1 Regulation of interferon production1.3.2 The JAK-STAT pathway and interferonâ#x80;#x90;stimulated genes
  • 1.3.3 Type IÂ interferons
  • 1.3.4 Type II interferon
  • 1.3.5 Type III interferons
  • 1.3.6 Viral avoidance of the host IFN response
  • 1.4 ANTIBODIES ANDÂ B LYMPHOCYTES
  • 1.5 MACROPHAGES, DENDRITIC CELLS, ANDÂ PROINFLAMMATORYÂ CYTOKINES
  • 1.6 T LYMPHOCYTES
  • 1.7 OTHER PARAMETERS OFÂ THEÂ IMMUNE RESPONSE
  • 1.8 CONCLUSIONS
  • REFERENCES
  • PART II VIRAL INFECTIONS OF BATS
  • CHAPTER 2 RABIES VIRUS AND OTHER BAT RHABDOVIRUSES
  • 2.1 INTRODUCTION TOÂ THEÂ FAMILY RHABDOVIRIDAE2.2 LYSSAVIRUSES
  • 2.2.1 Rabies virus
  • 2.2.2 Other lyssaviruses of bats
  • 2.2.3 Lyssavirus transmission
  • 2.2.4 Lyssavirus sites of infection
  • 2.2.5 Lyssavirus entry into cells
  • 2.2.6 Prevention of lyssavirus infection
  • 2.2.7 Immune response to lyssaviruses
  • 2.2.8 Lyssavirus surveillance
  • 2.3 OTHER RHABDOVIRUSES
  • 2.3.1 The Kern Canyon serogroup of genus Vesiculovirus
  • 2.3.2 Kumasi rhabdovirus
  • 2.3.3 Unclassified rhabdoviruses
  • 2.4 CONCLUSIONS
  • REFERENCES
  • CHAPTER 3 HENIPAVIRUSES AND OTHER PARAMYXOVIRUSES OF BATS 3.1 INTRODUCTION TOÂ PARAMYXOVIRIDAE
  • 3.2 DISEASES ASSOCIATED WITH PARAMYXOVIRIDAE
  • 3.2.1 Henipaviruses and disease
  • 3.2.2 Morbilliviruses and disease
  • 3.2.3 Rubulaviruses and disease
  • 3.3 HENIPAVIRUSES INÂ BATS
  • 3.3.1 Henipaviruses in bats from Oceania and Southeast Asia
  • 3.3.2 Henipaviruses and bats from Africa
  • 3.3.3 Henipaviruses in bats from Madagascar
  • 3.3.4 Henipavirus proteins and infection of bats
  • 3.4 HENDRA VIRUS
  • 3.4.1 Hendra virus in Australian bats, horses, and humans3.4.2 Factors affecting levels of Hendra viruses in bats and the potential for zoonotic transmission
  • 3.5 NIPAH VIRUS
  • 3.5.1 Nipah virus in humans and pigs
  • 3.5.2 Nipah virus in bats from Malaysia and Indonesia
  • 3.5.3 Nipah virus in bats from India and Bangladesh
  • 3.5.4 Interspecies Nipah virus transmission via date palm sap and bat urine
  • 3.6 CEDAR VIRUS
  • 3.7 PROTECTIVE BAT RESPONSES TOÂ HENIPAVIRUS INFECTION
  • 3.7.1 The interferon/STAT pathway and henipaviruses