Animal-Origin Viral Zoonoses

Animal-Origin Viral Zoonoses edited by Yashpal Singh Malik, Raj Kumar Singh, Kuldeep Dhama. - First edition 2020 - 1 recurso en línea (XV, 378 páginas) 57 ilustraciones, 49 ilustraciones a color - Livestock Diseases and Management, 2662-4346 Biomedical and Life Sciences (SpringerNature-11642) Biomedical and Life Sciences (SpringerNature-43708) . - Livestock Diseases and Management, .

Chapter 1. Rabies virus -- Chapter 2. Monkeypox virus -- Chapter 3. Nipah virus -- Chapter 4. Animal Caliciviruses -- Chapter 5. Avian Influenza -- Chapter 6. Swine Influenza virus -- Chapter 7. Buffalopox virus -- Chapter 8. Animal Rotavirus -- Chapter 9. Capripoxvirus and Orf virus -- Chapter 10. Hepatitis E viruses -- Chapter 11. MERS-CoV -- Chapter 12. Japanese encephalitis virus -- Chapter 13. Picobirnavirus -- Chapter 14. Drivers of Emerging Viral Zoonoses -- Chapter 15. Viral zoonoses: wildlife perspectives.

This book is the second volume in the series Livestock Diseases and Management, and reviews the importance and implications of animal origin viral zoonoses. It also highlights the specific etiology and epidemiology of these viral infections and discusses their various biological and mechanical transmission mechanisms. Further, the book reviews various measures for controlling viral zoonoses and examines novel therapeutic and prophylactic strategies. Discussing recent studies on the pathogenesis and host immune response to these infections, it underscores the importance of using vaccines against these viral diseases to reduce the risk of them being transmitted to humans. Lastly, it describes in detail the challenges posed by these viral infections and our readiness to face them.

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10.1007/978-981-15-2651-0 doi


Biomedical

QR370 / .A55 2020 EB