Research Advances in Rabies: Volume 79

Informationen zum Autor Dr. Alan C. Jackson is Adjunct Clinical Professor in the Department of Clinical Neurosciences (Neurology) at the University of Calgary in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Previously, he was Professor of Medicine (Neurology) at Queen's University (Kingston, Ontario, Canada) and later at the University of Manitoba (Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada). He graduated from Queen's University with BA and MD degrees. He completed an internship in internal medicine at University of Southern California, residencies in internal medicine at Queen's University and in neurology at the University of Western Ontario, and a fellowship in neurovirology at The Johns Hopkins University with Drs. Richard Johnson and Diane Griffin. Dr. Jackson has been active in rabies research for over 30 years. Klappentext Volume 79 of "Advances in Virus Research"" "focuses on developments surrounding rabies, an ancient disease that remains a promiment public health problem for humans. This volume highlights important research advances extending from our understanding of how rabies virus replicates and assembles to how the disease can be prevented and treated in humans and how rabies can be controlled in wildlife hosts. Experts in the fields provide insightful and up-to-date chapters that summarize our current state of knowledge in diverse aspects of this very interesting and important viral disease. Contributions from leading authorities Informs and updates on all the latest developments in the field Zusammenfassung Focuses on developments surrounding rabies! an ancient disease that remains a prominent public health problem for humans. This title highlights important research advances extending from our understanding of how rabies virus replicates and assembles to how the disease can be prevented and treated in humans. Inhaltsverzeichnis Rabies Virus Transcription and Replication Aurélie A. V. Albertini, Rob W. H. Ruigrok and Danielle Blondel Rabies Virus Assembly and Budding Atsushi Okumura and Ronald N. Harty Evasive strategies in rabies virus infection A.C Jackson Rabies virus clearance from the central nervous system D. Craig Hooper, Anirban Roy, Darryll A. Barkhouse, Jianwei Li, Rhonda B. Kean Role of chemokines in rabies pathogenesis and protection Xuefeng Niu, Hualei Wang, Zhen F. Fu Interferon in rabies virus infection Martina Rieder and Karl-Klaus Conzelmann The role of Toll-like receptors in the induction of immune responses during rabies virus infection Jianwei Li, Milosz Faber, Bernhard Dietzschold and D. Craig Hooper Role of Oxidative Stress in Rabies Virus Infection Alan C. Jackson, Wafa Kammouni and Paul Fernyhough Rabies virus as a research tool and viral vaccine vector Emily A. Gomme, Celestine N. Wanjalla, Christoph Wirblich and Matthias J. Schnell Rabies Virus as a transneuronal tracer of neuronal connections Gabriella Ugolini Molecular phylogenetics of the Lyssaviruses - insights from a coalescent approach Susan A. Nadin-Davis and Leslie A. Real Bats and lyssaviruses Ashley C Banyard, David Hayman, Nicholas Johnson, Lorraine McElhinney and Anthony R. Fooks Post-Exposure Prophylaxis for Rabies in Resource Limited/Poor Countries Prapimporn Shantavasinkul and Henry Wilde Neuroimaging in Rabies Jiraporn Laothamatas, Witaya Sungkarat, Thiravat Hemachudha Rabies virus infection and microRNAs Nipan Israsena, Aekkapol Mahavihakanont and Thiravat Hemachudha Design of Future Rabies Biologics and Antiviral Drugs Todd G Smith, Xianfu Wu, Richard Franka, and Charles Rupprecht Therapy of Human Rabies Alan C. Jackson Mathematical Models for Rabies Vijay G. Panjeti and Leslie A. Real Evolution of Wildlife Rabies Control Tactics Rick Rosatte Understanding effects of barriers on the spread and control of rabies Erin E. Rees, Bruce A. Pond, Rowland R. Tinline and Denise Bélanger Rabies Research In Resource - Poor Countrie...

Autorentext
Dr. Alan C. Jackson is Adjunct Clinical Professor in the Department of Clinical Neurosciences (Neurology) at the University of Calgary in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Previously, he was Professor of Medicine (Neurology) at Queen's University (Kingston, Ontario, Canada) and later at the University of Manitoba (Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada). He graduated from Queen's University with BA and MD degrees. He completed an internship in internal medicine at University of Southern California, residencies in internal medicine at Queen's University and in neurology at the University of Western Ontario, and a fellowship in neurovirology at The Johns Hopkins University with Drs. Richard Johnson and Diane Griffin. Dr. Jackson has been active in rabies research for over 30 years.

Klappentext

Volume 79 of "Advances in Virus Research"" "focuses on developments surrounding rabies, an ancient disease that remains a promiment public health problem for humans. This volume highlights important research advances extending from our understanding of how rabies virus replicates and assembles to how the disease can be prevented and treated in humans and how rabies can be controlled in wildlife hosts. Experts in the fields provide insightful and up-to-date chapters that summarize our current state of knowledge in diverse aspects of this very interesting and important viral disease.

• Contributions from leading authorities * Informs and updates on all the latest developments in the field

  Zusammenfassung
  Focuses on developments surrounding rabies, an ancient disease that remains a prominent public health problem for humans. This title highlights important research advances extending from our understanding of how rabies virus replicates and assembles to how the disease can be prevented and treated in humans.

  Inhalt

1. Rabies Virus Transcription and Replication Aurélie A. V. Albertini, Rob W. H. Ruigrok and Danielle Blondel
2. Rabies Virus Assembly and Budding Atsushi Okumura and Ronald N. Harty
3. Evasive strategies in rabies virus infection A.C Jackson
4. Rabies virus clearance from the central nervous system D. Craig Hooper, Anirban Roy, Darryll A. Barkhouse, Jianwei Li, Rhonda B. Kean
5. Role of chemokines in rabies pathogenesis and protection Xuefeng Niu, Hualei Wang, Zhen F. Fu
6. Interferon in rabies virus infection Martina Rieder and Karl-Klaus Conzelmann
7. The role of Toll-like receptors in the induction of immune responses during rabies virus infection Jianwei Li, Milosz Faber, Bernhard Dietzschold and D. Craig Hooper
8. Role of Oxidative Stress in Rabies Virus Infection Alan C. Jackson, Wafa Kammouni and Paul Fernyhough
9. Rabies virus as a research tool and viral vaccine vector Emily A. Gomme, Celestine N. Wanjalla, Christoph Wirblich and Matthias J. Schnell
10. Rabies Virus as a transneuronal tracer of neuronal connections Gabriella Ugolini
11. Molecular phylogenetics of the Lyssaviruses - insights from a coalescent approach Susan A. Nadin-Davis and Leslie A. Real
12. Bats and lyssaviruses Ashley C Banyard, David Hayman, Nicholas Johnson, Lorraine McElhinney and Anthony R. Fooks
13. Post-Exposure Prophylaxis for Rabies in Resource Limited/Poor Countries Prapimporn Shantavasinkul and Henry Wilde
14. Neuroimaging in Rabies Jiraporn Laothamatas, Witaya Sungkarat, Thiravat Hemachudha
15. Rabies virus infection and microRNAs Nipan Israsena, Aekkapol Mahavihakanont and Thiravat Hemachudha
16. Design of Future Rabies Biologics and Antiviral Drugs Todd G Smith, Xianfu Wu, Richard Franka, and Charles Rupprecht
17. Therapy of Human Rabies Alan C. Jackson
18. Mathematical Models for Rabies Vijay G. Panjeti and Leslie A. Real
19. Evolution of Wildlife Rabies Control Tactics Rick Rosatte
20. Understanding effects of barriers on the spread and control of rabies Erin E. Rees, Bruce A. Pond, Rowland R. Tinline and Denise Bélanger
21. Rabies Research In Resource - Poor Countries Henry Wilde MD and Boonlert Lumlertdacha