Comparative diagnosis of viral diseases. Vol. 3, Vertebrate animal and related viruses, Part A, DNA viruses

Comparative Diagnosis of Viral Diseases, Volume III: Vertebrate Animal and Related Viruses Part A—DNA Viruses, is devoted to vertebrate animal and related viruses. This book covers in separate chapters the infections caused by each DNA virus family, including slow viruses diseases, as well as the system of Virus Information of the World Health Organization. It provides a comparative description of the principal physicochemical, molecular, structural, genetic, immunological, and biological characteristics of viruses implicated in various diseases, mainly of veterinary importance. With this new concept of comparative diagnosis, the symptoms and the evolution of the diseases are described in detail, as well as the modern methodology for their rapid and specific diagnosis, control, and prevention. This text will interest all virologists and immunologists working in the area of diagnosis and control of animal virus diseases. In particular, it is addressed to the professionals of veterinary sciences working both in the field and in the laboratory and to students of veterinary schools. Content: List of Contributors , Page ii Front Matter , Page iii Copyright , Page iv List of Contributors , Pages ix-x Preface , Pages xi-xii , EDOUARD KURSTAK, CHRISTINE KURSTAK Contents of Other Volumes , Pages xiii-xvi Chapter 1 - Animal Parvoviruses: Comparative Aspects and Diagnosis , Pages 3-65 , EDOUARD KURSTAK, PETER TIJSSEN Chapter 2 - Papovavirus Infections of Vertebrate Animals , Pages 69-98 , WAYNE D. LANCASTER, CARL OLSON Chapter 3 - Adenoviruses of Vertebrate Animals , Pages 101-165 , J.B. MCFERRAN Chapter 4 - Comparative Aspects and Diagnosis of the Iridoviruses of Vertebrate Animals , Pages 169-202 , WILLIAM R. HESS Chapter 5 - Herpesvirus Diseases of Mammals and Birds: Comparative Aspects and Diagnosis , Pages 205-263 , DONALD P. GUSTAFSON Chapter 6 - Poxviruses of Veterinary Importance: Diagnosis of Infections , Pages 267-346 , DEOKI N. TRIPATHY, LYLE E. HANSON, ROBERT A. CRANDELL Chapter 7 - Scrapie as a Model Slow Virus Disease: Problems, Progress, and Diagnosis , Pages 349-390 , RICHARD H. KIMBERLIN Chapter 8 - The World Health Organization's Information Systems for Animal Virus Diseases , Pages 393-414 , K. BÖGEL, A. BETTS, V.N. MILOUCHINE Subject Index , Pages 415-429