"The Role of Animals in Emerging Viral Diseases" 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.
When viruses jump species, the result can be catastrophic,
causing disease and death in humans and animals. These zoonotic
outbreaks reflect several factors, including increased mobility of
human populations, changes in demography and environmental changes
due to globalization. The threat of new, emerging viruses and the
fact that there are no vaccines for the most common zoonotic
viruses drive research in the biology and ecology of zoonotic
transmission.
In this book, specialists in 11emerging zoonotic viruses present
detailed information on each virus's structure, molecular biology,
current geographic distribution, and method of transmission. The
book discusses the impact of virus emergence by considering the
ratio of mortality, morbidity, and asymptomatic infection and
assesses methods for predicting, monitoring, mitigating, and
controlling viral disease emergence.
Analyzes the structure, molecular biology, current geographic
distribution and methods of transmission of 10 virusesProvides a
clear perspective on how events in wildlife, livestock, and even
companion animals have contributed to virus outbreaks and
epidemicsExemplifies the "one world, one health, one medicine"
approach to emerging disease by examining events in animal
populations as precursors to what could affect humans"
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