Japanese Encephalitis and West Nile Viruses

Japanese Encephalitis and West Nile Viruses
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Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages : 423
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ISBN-10 : 9783642594038
ISBN-13 : 3642594034
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Book Synopsis Japanese Encephalitis and West Nile Viruses by : John Mackenzie

Download or read book Japanese Encephalitis and West Nile Viruses written by John Mackenzie and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2012-12-06 with total page 423 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Japanese encephalitis and West Nile viruses are members of the Japanese encephalitis serological group of the genus Flavivirus and therefore closely related genetically and antigenically. They share a number of properties, including the use of birds as their major wildlife maintenance host and Culicine mosquitoes for transmission, and they are both associated with severe human disease, as well as fatal infections in horses. The emergence of these two viruses, and their well-established propensity to colonise new areas, make it timely to re-examine their ecology, biology, molecular structure, replication and epidemiology, and these therefore provide the focus of this volume.


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