Infectious Diseases from Nature: Mechanisms of Viral Emergence and Persistence (Archives of Virology)

Significant Zoonotic Diseases Have Appeared With Increasing Frequency In Recent Years. At A Symposium Held In Galveston, Texas, In March 2004, Many Outstanding Virologists And Others Presented Papers Under The Broad Theme Of Emergence. The Intent Was To Elucidate The Diseases Themselves, The Mechanisms By Which They Have Emerged, The Publication Perception And Response To The Diseases, And The Possibility Of Prevention Or Prediction. The Papers In This Book Summarize The Talks Of This Meeting. Among The Many Timely Papers Are Those By Nobel Prize Winner Peter Doherty, Influenza Epidemiologists Robert Webster And Jeffery Taubenberger, And Important Contributions By Neal Nathanson, Esteban Domingo, Barry Beaty, David Walker, James Hughes, And Others Of World Expertise. Comments On The Life And Contributions Of Robert E. Shope -- Virus Perpetuation In Populations: Biological Variables That Determine Persistence Or Eradication -- The Virus-immunity Ecosystem -- Host Range, Amplification And Arboviral Disease Emergence -- Regulation Of Rodent-borne Viruses In The Natural Host: Implications For Human Disease -- Population Dynamics Of Rna Viruses: The Essential Contribution Of Mutant Spectra -- Control Of Arbovirus Diseases: Is The Vector The Weak Link? -- Pathogenesis Of Rift Valley Fever Virus In Mosquitoes {u2014} Tracheal Conduits And The Basal Lamina As An Extra-cellular Barrier -- The Virulence Of The 1918 Pandemic Influenza Virus: Unraveling The Enigma -- The Spread Of The H5n1 Bird Flu Epidemic In Asia In 2004 -- Transient Or Occult Hiv Infections May Occur More Frequently Than Progressive Infections: Changing The Paradigm About Hiv Persistence -- Ehrlichia Under Our Noses And No One Notices -- The Role Of Reverse Genetics Systems In Determining Filovirus Pathogenicity -- Structural Biology Of Old World And New World Alphaviruses -- Species Barriers In Prion Diseases {u2014} Brief Review -- Academic Science And The Business Of Vaccines -- Emerging Infectious Diseases: The Public{u2019}s View Of The Problem And What Should Be Expected From The Public Health Community. C.j. Peters And C.h. Calisher (editions.). The Symposium Was Held At The San Luis Resort And Conference Center On Galveston Island [on March 18-21, 2004] And Was The Third James W. Mclaughlin Foundation Symposium On Infectious Diseases.--pref. Includes Bibliographical References. Mode Of Access: World Wide Web. Comments on the life and contributions of Robert E. Shope....Pages 1-2 Virus perpetuation in populations: biological variables that determine persistence or eradication....Pages 3-15 The virus-immunity ecosystem....Pages 17-32 Host range, amplification and arboviral disease emergence....Pages 33-44 Regulation of Rodent-Borne viruses in the natural host: implications for human disease....Pages 45-57 Population dynamics of RNA viruses: the essential contribution of mutant spectra....Pages 59-71 Control of arbovirus diseases: is the vector the weak link?....Pages 73-88 Pathogenesis of Rift Valley fever virus in mosquitoes — tracheal conduits & the basal lamina as an extra-cellular barrier....Pages 89-100 The virulence of the 1918 pandemic influenza virus: unraveling the enigma....Pages 101-115 The spread of the H5N1 bird flu epidemic in Asia in 2004....Pages 117-129 Transient or occult HIV infections may occur more frequently than progressive infections: changing the paradigm about HIV persistence....Pages 131-145 Ehrlichia under our noses and no one notices....Pages 147-156 The role of reverse genetics systems in determining filovirus pathogenicity....Pages 157-177 Structural biology of old world and new world alphaviruses....Pages 179-185 Species barriers in prion diseases — brief review....Pages 187-202 Academic science and the business of vaccines....Pages 203-206 Emerging infectious diseases: the public’s view of the problem and what should be expected from the public health community....Pages 207-213