Vertebrate Animal and Related Viruses (eBook)

DNA Viruses

Christine Kurstak, Edouard Kurstak (Herausgeber)

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2013 | 1. Auflage
446 Seiten
Elsevier Science (Verlag)
978-1-4832-6646-6 (ISBN)

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Comparative Diagnosis of Viral Diseases, Volume III: Vertebrate Animal and Related Viruses Part A-DNA Viruses, is devoted to vertebrate animal and related viruses. This book covers in separate chapters the infections caused by each DNA virus family, including slow viruses diseases, as well as the system of Virus Information of the World Health Organization. It provides a comparative description of the principal physicochemical, molecular, structural, genetic, immunological, and biological characteristics of viruses implicated in various diseases, mainly of veterinary importance. With this new concept of comparative diagnosis, the symptoms and the evolution of the diseases are described in detail, as well as the modern methodology for their rapid and specific diagnosis, control, and prevention. This text will interest all virologists and immunologists working in the area of diagnosis and control of animal virus diseases. In particular, it is addressed to the professionals of veterinary sciences working both in the field and in the laboratory and to students of veterinary schools.

Inhalt

Front Cover 1
Vertebrate Animal and Related Viruses: DNA Viruses 4
Copyright Page 5
Table of Contents 6
List of Contributors 10
Preface 12
Contents of Other Volumes 14
PART I: PARVOVIRIDAE 18
Chapter 1. Animal Parvoviruses. Comparative Aspects and Diagnosis 20
I. Introduction 21
II. Survey of Main Characteristics 21
III. Nomenclature and Classification 23
IV. Morphological and Physicochemical Properties 26
V. Comparative Antigenic and Serological Properties 42
VI. Replication 49
VII. Pathogenesis, Viral Etiology, and Virus Isolation 54
VIII. Clinical and Pathological Features and Diagnosis 65
IX. Transmission and Epizootology 72
X. Immunity, Vaccination, Prevention, and Control 73
References 74
PART II: PAPOVAVIRIDAE 84
Chapter 2. Papovavirus Infections of Vertebrate Animals 86
I. Introduction 86
II. Physiochemical Properties of the Papovaviruses 87
III. Pathogenesis 90
IV. Strain Variations 103
V. Epizootology 104
VI. Comparative Diagnosis 105
VII. Prevention and Control 109
VIII. Concluding Remarks 110
References 111
PART III: ADENOVIRIDAE 116
Chapter 3. Adenoviruses of Vertebrate Animals 118
I. Introduction 119
II. Description of the Virion 119
III. Biological Features 127
IV. Infection 135
V. Prophylaxis 169
VI, General Considerations 170
References 171
PART IV: IRIDOVIRIDAE 184
Chapter 4. Comparative Aspects and Diagnosis of the Iridoviruses of Vertebrate Animals 186
I. Introduction 187
II. Description of the Viruses 188
III. A Disease of Geckos 195
IV. Infections Caused by Amphibian ICDVs 196
V. Lymphocystis Disease of Fish 199
VI. African Swine Fever 202
References 215
PART V: HERPESVIRIDAE 220
Chapter 5. Herpesvirus Diseases of Mammals and Birds: Comparative Aspects and Diagnosis 222
I. Introduction 222
II. Morphology 224
III. Physicochemical Properties 226
IV. Antigenic Composition 230
V. Comparative Biological Characteristic 231
VI. Comparative Aspects of Selected Infections 232
References 270
PART VI: POXVIRIDAE 282
Chapter 6. Poxviruses of Veterinary Importance: Diagnosis of Infections 284
I. Introduction 285
II. Vaccinia 291
III. Rabbitpox 295
IV. Monkeypox 297
V. Cowpox 300
VI. Cowpox-like Viruses 302
VII. Elephantpox 303
VIII. Mousepox 304
IX. Buffalopox 306
X. Horsepox 308
XI. Camelpox 309
XII. Whitepox 311
XIII. Raccoonpox 312
XIV. Avianpox 312
XV. Bovine Papular Stomatitis 317
XVI. Pseudocowpox 321
XVII. Orf 323
XVIII. Sealpox 326
XIX. Goatpox 327
XX. Sheeppox 330
XXI. Lumpy Skin Disease 334
XXII. Myxomatosis 338
XXIII. Fibromatosis 341
XXIV. Hare Fibromatosis 343
XXV. Squirrel Fibromatosis 344
XXVI. Swinepox 344
XXVII. Tanapox 350
XXVIII. Yabapox 351
XXIX. Cotia Virus 353
XXX. Marsupialpox 353
XXXI. Dolphinpox 354
XXXII. Reptilepox 354
References 356
PART VII: SLOW VIRAL DISEASES 364
Chapter 7. Scrapie as a Model Slow Virus Disease: Problems, Progress, and Diagnosis 366
I. Historical Introduction 367
II. Approaches to Scrapie Research 371
III. Properties of the Scrapie Agent 381
IV. Pathogenesis 384
V. Epidemiology 389
VI. Diagnosis 394
VII. Prevention and Control 399
References 401
PART VIII: WHO'S VIRAL DISEASES INFORMATION SYSTEM 408
Chapter 8. The World Health Organization's Information Systems for Animal Virus Diseases 410
I. Development of Information Systems at the International Level 411
II. Specific Programs Dealing with Individual Diseases of Groups of Viruses 412
III. General Programs Dealing with Groups of Viruses 419
IV. Other Mechanisms of Information Exchange 425
V. Future Developments 427
VI. Addresses 427
References 431
Subject Index 432

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 3.9.2013
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie
• Themenwelt: Technik
• Themenwelt: Veterinärmedizin ► Kleintier
• Themenwelt: Veterinärmedizin ► Großtier
• ISBN-10: 1-4832-6646-X / 148326646X
• ISBN-13: 978-1-4832-6646-6 / 9781483266466