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Description: Wildlife and Emerging Zoonotic Diseases: The Biology, Circumstances and Consequences of Cross-Species Transmission by James E. Childs, John S. Mackenzie, JÜrgen A. Richt Offers an overview of the processes of zoonotic viral emergence, the intricacies of host/virus interactions, and the role of biological transitions and modifying factors. This book explores the mechanisms and circumstances by which evolution, biology, history, and context have contrived to drive the emergence of different zoonotic agents. FORMAT Hardcover LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description This volume provides an overview of the processes of zoonotic viral emergence, the intricacies of host/virus interactions, and the distinct role of biological transitions and modifying factors. The process of emergence is conceptualized as two transition stages which are common and required for all disease emergence, human contact with the infectious agent and cross-species transmission of the agent, and two transition stages which are not required for emergence and appear unavailable to many zoonotic pathogens, sustained human-to-human transmission and genetic adaptation to the human host. The latter two transitions are presumably prerequisites for the pandemic emergence of a pathogen. The themes introduced herein are amplified and explored in detail by the contributors to this volume. Each author explores the mechanisms and unique circumstances by which evolution, biology, history, and current context have contrived to drive the emergence of different zoonotic agents by a series of related events; although recognizable similarities exist among the events leading to emergence the details and circumstances are never repetitive. Notes Surveys the processes of zoonotic viral emergence, host/virus interaction, and the role of biological transitionsDescribes the stages of emergence of disease as transitionsProbes the circumstances by which evolution, biology, history, and current context converge to drive the emergence of different zoonotic agents Back Cover Wildlife and the zoonotic pathogens they reservoir are the source of most emerging infectious diseases of humans. AIDS, hantavirus pulmonary syndrome, SARS, Monkeypox and the human ehrlichioses are a few examples of the devastating effect achieved by cross-species transmission of viral and bacterial pathogens of wildlife. Many factors contribute to the appearance and spread of a pathogen, including; changes in host/pathogen evolution and interaction, human demographics, behavior and technology, environmental factors, and the availability of health care and a public health infrastructure capable of providing surveillance and interventions aimed at disease prevention and control. Additionally, historical factors and the coalescence of particular circumstances modify the conditions by which pathogens and species have an opportunity to intermix, evolve and spread. This volume provides an overview of zoonotic pathogen emergence with an emphasis on the role of wildlife. The first sections of the book explore the mechanisms by which evolution, biology, pathology, ecology, history, and current context have driven the emergence of different zoonotic agents, the next sections provide specific example of disease emergence linked to wildlife, and the final section offers an overview of current methods directed at the surveillance, prevention and control of zoonotic pathogens at the level of the wildlife host and possible mechanisms to improve these activities. This book will be useful to microbiologists, ecologists, zoologists, entomologists as well as physicians and epidemiologists. Table of Contents Introduction: Conceptualizing and Partitioning the Emergence Process of Zoonotic Viruses from Wildlife to Humans.- Infectious Disease Modeling and the Dynamics of Transmission.- The Evolutionary Genetics of Viral Emergence.- Influenza Viruses in Animal Wildlife Populations.- Overviews of Pathogen Emergence: Which Pathogens Emerge, When and Why?.- Infection and Disease in Reservoir and Spillover Hosts: Determinants of Pathogen Emergence.- Henipaviruses: Emerging Paramyxoviruses Associated with Fruit Bats.- Emergence of Lyssaviruses in the Old World: The Case of Africa.- Tuberculosis: A Reemerging Disease at the Interface of Domestic Animals and Wildlife.- Emergence and Persistence of Hantaviruses.- Arenaviruses.- Ecological Havoc, the Rise of White-Tailed Deer, and the Emergence of Amblyomma americanum-Associated Zoonoses in the United States.- Bats, Civets and the Emergence of SARS.- Poxviruses and the Passive Quest for Novel Hosts.- Ebolavirus and Other Filoviruses.- Pre-spillover Prevention of Emerging Zoonotic Diseases: What Are the Targets and What Are the Tools?.- Impediments to Wildlife Disease Surveillance, Research, and Diagnostics.- Collaborative Research Approaches to the Role of Wildlife in Zoonotic Disease Emergence.- Surveillance and Response to Disease Emergence. Long Description This volume provides an overview of the processes of zoonotic viral emergence, the intricacies of host/virus interactions, and the distinct role of biological transitions and modifying factors. The process of emergence is conceptualized as two transition stages which are common and required for all disease emergence, (1) human contact with the infectious agent and (2) cross-species transmission of the agent, and two transition stages which are not required for emergence and appear unavailable to many zoonotic pathogens, (3) sustained human-to-human transmission and (4) genetic adaptation to the human host. The latter two transitions are presumably prerequisites for the pandemic emergence of a pathogen. The themes introduced herein are amplified and explored in detail by the contributors to this volume. Each author explores the mechanisms and unique circumstances by which evolution, biology, history, and current context have contrived to drive the emergence of different zoonotic agents by a series of related events; although recognizable similarities exist among the events leading to emergence the details and circumstances are never repetitive. Feature Surveys the processes of zoonotic viral emergence, host/virus interaction, and the role of biological transitions Describes the stages of emergence of disease as transitions Probes the circumstances by which evolution, biology, history, and current context converge to drive the emergence of different zoonotic agents Details ISBN3540709614 Short Title WILDLIFE & EMERGING ZOONOTIC D Language English ISBN-10 3540709614 ISBN-13 9783540709619 Media Book Format Hardcover Series Number 315 Year 2007 Imprint Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. K Subtitle The Biology, Circumstances and Consequences of Cross-species Transmission Place of Publication Berlin Country of Publication Germany DEWEY 614.56 DOI 10.1007/b101354;10.1007/978-3-540-70962-6 UK Release Date 2007-08-13 Author JÜrgen A. Richt Pages 524 Publisher Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Edition Description 2007 ed. Series Current Topics in Microbiology and Immunology Edition 2007th Publication Date 2007-08-13 Alternative 9783642089961 Edited by JÜrgen A. Richt Audience Professional & Vocational Illustrations VII, 524 p. We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:96309351;

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