The role of animals in emerging viral diseases /

Presents what is currently known about the role of animals in the emergence or re-emergence of viruses including HIV-AIDS, SARS, Ebola, avian flu, swine flu, and rabies. It presents the structure, genome, and methods of transmission that influence emergence and considers non-viral factors that favor...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Johnson, Nicholas, 1968- (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: San Diego, CA : Academic Press, [2014]
Temas:
Veterinary virology.
Communicable diseases in animals.
Zoonoses.
Emerging infectious diseases.
Veterinary pathology.
Wildlife diseases.
Zoonoses
Communicable Diseases, Emerging
Pathology, Veterinary
Virus Diseases > veterinary
Virologie v�et�erinaire.
Animaux > Maladies infectieuses.
Animaux sauvages > Maladies.
Maladies infectieuses �emergentes.
Pathologie v�et�erinaire.
HEALTH & FITNESS > Diseases > General.
MEDICAL > Clinical Medicine.
MEDICAL > Diseases.
MEDICAL > Evidence-Based Medicine.
MEDICAL > Internal Medicine.
Wildlife diseases
Veterinary pathology
Emerging infectious diseases
Communicable diseases in animals
Veterinary virology
Internet Resources.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 1. A short introduction to disease emergence / Nicholas Johnson
  • 2. Patterns of foot-and-mouth disease virus distribution in Africa / Miriam B. Casey, Tiziana Lembo, Nick J. Knowles, Robert Fyumagwa, Fredrick Kivaria, Honori Maliti, Christopher Kasanga, Raphael Sallu, Richard Reeve, Satya Parida, Donald P. King and Sarah Cleaveland
  • 3. Parvoviruses of carnivores / Andrew B. Allison and Colin R. Parrish
  • 4. Rabies / Conrad Freuling, Ad Vos, Nicholas Johnson, Ralf-Udo Muhle and Thomas Muller
  • 5. Lassa fever / Elisabeth Fichet-Calvet
  • 6. Henipaviruses / Glenn A. Marsh and Lin-Fa Wang
  • 7. The role of birds in the spread of West Nile virus / Paul Gale and Nicholas Johnson
  • 8. Rift Valley fever virus / Janusz T. Paweska and Petrus Jansen van Vuren
  • 9. From simian to human immunodeficiency viruses (SIV to HIV) / Denis M. Tebit and Eric J. Arts
  • 10. Hantavirus emergence in rodents, insectivores and bats / Mathias Schlegel, Jens Jacob, Detlev H. Kruger, Andreas Rang and Rainer G. Ulrich
  • 11. Nipah virus / David T.S. Hayman and Nicholas Johnson
  • 12. Synthesis / Philip R. Wakeley, Sarah North and Nicholas Johnson.

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