Bluetongue

Informationen zum Autor Edited by Peter Mertens! Institute for Animal Health! Pirbright Laboratory! UK; Matthew Baylis! Veterinary Clinical Science! Leahurst! Neston! UK; and Philip Mellor! Institute for Animal Health! Pirbright Laboratory! Department of Arbovirology! UK Klappentext The third volume in the Institute of Animal Health (IAH) Biology of Animal Infections Series! Bluetongue discusses one of the most economically important diseases of domesticated livestock. Affecting primarily sheep particularly the improved mutton and wool breeds! it is now endemic in Africa! India! the Middle and Far East! Australia and the Americas! and over the last six years has caused a series of outbreaks throughout the Mediterranean region and central Europe. Bluetongue represent a paradigm not only for the other orbiviruses (such as African horse sickness virus! which shares the same vector species) but also for other insect transmitted diseases! including those of humans. Zusammenfassung Part of "Biology of Animal Infections Series"! this book discusses bluetongue one of the diseases of domesticated livestock. It describes various developments in epidemiological modeling! molecular epidemiology and vaccine development! as well as explaining the global epidemiology of the disease. Inhaltsverzeichnis GENERAL INTRODUCTION TO THE SERIES PREFACE GENERAL INTRODUCTION The Orbiviruses The History of BT pre 1998 BT and climate change Replication and biochemistry BTV structure Molecular epidemiology BTV in the mammalian host BTV in the insect host Dynamics of BTV epidemiology Clinical signs and pathology BT on the Indian subcontinent BTV in the Americas BT in Australasia and China BT in the Mediterranean basin Diagnostics Vaccines past and present Control strategies Conclusions Glossary Index Key references

Autorentext

Edited by Peter Mertens, Institute for Animal Health, Pirbright Laboratory, UK; Matthew Baylis, Veterinary Clinical Science, Leahurst, Neston, UK; and Philip Mellor, Institute for Animal Health, Pirbright Laboratory, Department of Arbovirology, UK

Klappentext
The third volume in the Institute of Animal Health (IAH) Biology of Animal Infections Series, Bluetongue discusses one of the most economically important diseases of domesticated livestock. Affecting primarily sheep particularly the improved mutton and wool breeds, it is now endemic in Africa, India, the Middle and Far East, Australia and the Americas, and over the last six years has caused a series of outbreaks throughout the Mediterranean region and central Europe. Bluetongue represent a paradigm not only for the other orbiviruses (such as African horse sickness virus, which shares the same vector species) but also for other insect transmitted diseases, including those of humans.

Zusammenfassung
Part of "Biology of Animal Infections Series", this book discusses bluetongue one of the diseases of domesticated livestock. It describes various developments in epidemiological modeling, molecular epidemiology and vaccine development, as well as explaining the global epidemiology of the disease.

Inhalt

GENERAL INTRODUCTION TO THE SERIES
PREFACE
GENERAL INTRODUCTION
The Orbiviruses
The History of BT pre 1998
BT and climate change
Replication and biochemistry
BTV structure
Molecular epidemiology
BTV in the mammalian host
BTV in the insect host
Dynamics of BTV epidemiology
Clinical signs and pathology
BT on the Indian subcontinent
BTV in the Americas
BT in Australasia and China
BT in the Mediterranean basin
Diagnostics
Vaccines past and present
Control strategies
Conclusions
Glossary
Index
Key references