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Rinderpest and peste des petits ruminants : virus plagues of large and small ruminants /

Rinderpest and Peste des Petits Ruminants tells the story of how, by the year 2010, scientists are set to globally eradicate one of the great historic plagues that has ravaged human livestock for centuries. Descriptions of the disease in Europe date back to the 4th century and it was regularly re-in...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Barrett, Thomas, Pastoret, Paul-Pierre, Taylor, William P., Scott, Gordon, 1923-2004, Provost, A. (Alain)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: London ; Burlington, MA : Academic, �2006.
Colección:Biology of animal infections.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Preface
  • General Introduction
  • Rinderpest, An Old Worldwide Story
  • Rinderpest in Africa
  • The Morbilliviruses
  • Rinderpest and Peste des Petits Ruminants Viruses
  • The Disease
  • Epidemiology and Transmission of Rinderpest
  • Rinderpest and Wildlife, A Controversy
  • Immunology of Rinderpest: An Immunosuppression but a Lifelong Protection
  • Old Prophylactic Methods
  • History of Vaccines and Vaccination
  • New Generation Vaccines Against Rinderpest and Peste des Petits Ruminants
  • Towards Eradication of Rinderpest
  • Conclusions
  • Glossary
  • Index
  • Index of the Key Players in the History of Rinderpest Research
  • Key References List.