Format:
Online Ressource (363 pages)
Edition:
Online-Ausg.
ISBN:
9780124055155
,
012405515X
,
9780124051911
Content:
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.
Content:
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 emergence, such as animal domestication, human demography, population growth, human behavior, and land-use changes
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index. - Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed October 9, 2013)
Additional Edition:
ISBN 012405191X
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe The role of animals in emerging viral diseases
Language:
English
Keywords:
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