The Flaviviruses
Subtitle: Detection, Diagnosis and Vaccine Development
Contributors: Monath, Thomas P.
Series: Advances in Virus Research S., v. 61; Advances in Virus Research S., v. 61
Publisher: Elsevier
Published: 2003
Place of publication: Burlington
Language: eng
Format: [electronic resource] :
Number of pages: 607
ISBN-13: 9780080493831
Subjects: Flaviviruses
Description: Over 50% of known flaviviruses have been associated with human disease. The Flavivirus genus constitutes some of the most serious human pathogens including Japanese encephalitis, dengue and yellow fever. Flaviviruses are known for their complex life cycles and epidemic spread, and are considered a globally-emergent viral threat. Detection, Diagnosis and Vaccine Development, the third volume of The Flaviviruses details the current status of technologies for detection and differentiation of these viruses, their use in surveillance and outbreak investigation, and also reviews the latest clinical r.
Notes: Description based on print version record.
Table of contents: title: Front Cover; Advances in Virus Research; Copyright Page; Contents; Part 1: DIAGNOSIS AND SURVEILLANCE; Chapter 1. Serodiagnosis of Flaviviral Infections and Vaccinations in Humans; Chapter 2. Molecular Amplification Assays for the Detection of Flaviviruses; Part 2: VIRUS EPIDEMIOLOGY, ECOLOGY, AND EMERGENCE; Chapter 3. Japanese Encephalitis; Chapter 4. Epidemiology of St. Louis Encephalitis Virus; Chapter 5. West NileVirus: Epidemiology and Ecology in North America; Chapter 6. Dengue Epidemiology:Virus Epidemiology, Ecology, and Emergence.