Animal-Origin Viral Zoonoses / edited by Yashpal Singh Malik, Raj Kumar Singh, Kuldeep Dhama.

Animal-Origin Viral Zoonoses / edited by Yashpal Singh Malik, Raj Kumar Singh, Kuldeep Dhama.

1st ed. 2020.

9789811526510
9811526516
9811526508
9789811526503

Singapore : Springer Singapore, 2020 ; Imprint Springer.

English

1 online resource (xv, 378 pages) : illustrations.

10.1007/978-981-15-2

This book is the second volume in the series Livestock Diseases and Management, and reviews the importance and implications of animal origin viral zoonoses. It also highlights the specific etiology and epidemiology of these viral infections and discusses their various biological and mechanical transmission mechanisms. Further, the book reviews various measures for controlling viral zoonoses and examines novel therapeutic and prophylactic strategies. Discussing recent studies on the pathogenesis and host immune response to these infections, it underscores the importance of using vaccines against these viral diseases to reduce the risk of them being transmitted to humans. Lastly, it describes in detail the challenges posed by these viral infections and our readiness to face them.

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