Foot-and-Mouth Disease Virus

Buch | Hardcover

X, 178 Seiten

2004 | 2005
Springer Berlin (Verlag)
978-3-540-22419-8 (ISBN)

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Foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) has been recognized in printed records dating from the sixteenth century, and since the eradication of rinderpest (cattle plague) in the early part of the twentieth century it has been rec- nized as the most important and feared disease of cattle and other dom- tic livestock. The beginning of the twenty-first century brought the worst outbreak of FMD ever experienced in England, which had been completely free of the disease for 33 years. This tragic epidemic, which spread to Northern Ireland, Scotland, France and the Netherlands with severe e- nomic consequences, emphasized the need for further research into better methods for the detection and control of the disease. FMD is caused by a small RNA virus which is highly contagious and can survive in meat and other animal products for long periods at normal pH levels. The virus typically infects cloven-hoofed animals, including c- tle, goats, pigs and sheep, as well as a wide range of non-domesticated a- mals in regions of the world where FMD virus is endemic, such as the Af- can continent. There are seven recognized serotypes of FMD virus, with numerous subtypes, and as a consequence vaccine production and administration is complex and a major debate surrounds every disease outbreak regarding the relative merits of vaccination as opposed to the slaughter of all infected animals.

and History of Foot-and-Mouth Disease Virus.- Foot-and-Mouth Disease: Host Range and Pathogenesis.- Translation and Replication of FMDV RNA.- The Structure of Foot-and-Mouth Disease Virus.- Natural and Vaccine Induced Immunity to FMD.- Global Epidemiology and Prospects for Control of Foot-and-Mouth Disease.- Foot-and-Mouth Disease Virus Evolution: Exploring Pathways Towards Virus Extinction.

Erscheint lt. Verlag	3.12.2004
Reihe/Serie	Current Topics in Microbiology and Immunology
Mitarbeit	Gast Herausgeber: B. W. J. Mahy
Zusatzinfo	X, 178 p. 17 illus., 11 illus. in color.
Verlagsort	Berlin
Sprache	englisch
Maße	155 x 235 mm
Gewicht	392 g
Themenwelt	Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Mikrobiologie / Infektologie / Reisemedizin
Themenwelt	Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Mikrobiologie / Immunologie
Schlagworte	Aphthovirus • Equine Rhinitis • Fuß • Mundkrankheiten • pathogenesis • Picornaviridae • RNA • RNA virus • Vaccine • Virus • Viruskrankheiten
ISBN-10	3-540-22419-X / 354022419X
ISBN-13	978-3-540-22419-8 / 9783540224198
Zustand	Neuware