Japanese Encephalitis and West Nile Viruses Softcover Repri Edition Contributor(s): MacKenzie, John (Editor), Barrett, A. D. T. (Editor), Deubel, V. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 3642639666 ISBN-13: 9783642639661 Publisher: Springer OUR PRICE: $104.49 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: July 2012 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Medical | Microbiology - Medical | Infectious Diseases - Medical | Tropical Medicine |
Dewey: 616.910 |
Series: Current Topics in Microbiology and Immmunology |
Physical Information: 0.89" H x 6.14" W x 9.21" (1.34 lbs) 420 pages |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: Japanese encephalitis and West Nile viruses are members of the Japanese encephalitis serological group of the genus Flavivirus and therefore closely related genetically and antigenically. They share a number of properties, including the use of birds as their major wildlife maintenance host and Culicine mosquitoes for transmission, and they are both associated with severe human disease, as well as fatal infections in horses. The emergence of these two viruses, and their well-established propensity to colonise new areas, make it timely to re-examine their ecology, biology, molecular structure, replication and epidemiology, and these therefore provide the focus of this volume. |