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1 online resource |
| Series |
Current topics in microbiology and immunology, 0070-217X ; v. 370 |
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Current topics in microbiology and immunology ; v. 370.
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| Contents |
Overview of Influenza Viruses / Stephan Pleschka -- History of Swine Influenza / Stacey Schultz-Cherry, Christopher W. Olsen, Bernard C. Easterday -- Genetics, Evolution, and the Zoonotic Capacity of European Swine Influenza Viruses / Roland Zell, Christoph Scholtissek, Stephan Ludwig -- History of Swine Influenza Viruses in Asia / Huachen Zhu, Richard Webby, Tommy T.Y. Lam, David K. Smith -- Clinicopathological Features of Swine Influenza / B.H. Janke -- Diagnostics and Surveillance for Swine Influenza / Susan Detmer, Marie Gramer, Sagar Goyal, Montserrat Torremorell -- Contemporary Epidemiology of North American Lineage Triple Reassortant Influenza A Viruses in Pigs / Alessio Lorusso, Amy L. Vincent, Marie R. Gramer, Kelly M. Lager -- History and Epidemiology of Swine Influenza in Europe / Ian H. Brown -- Swine Influenza Viruses: An Asian Perspective / Young-Ki Choi, Philippe Noriel Q. Pascua, Min-Suk Song -- Swine Influenza Virus Vaccines: To Change or Not to Change--That's the Question / Kristien Van Reeth, Wenjun Ma -- Swine Influenza Virus Infections in Man / Whitney S. Krueger, Gregory C. Gray -- Interspecies Transmission of Influenza A Viruses Between Swine and Poultry / Hadi M. Yassine, Chang-Won Lee, Yehia M. Saif -- The 2009 Pandemic Influenza Virus: Where Did It Come from, Where Is It Now, and Where Is It Going? / Ian York, Ruben O. Donis -- Pandemic Influenza A H1N1 in Swine and Other Animals / Julia Keenliside -- Therapeutics Against Influenza / Elena A. Govorkova, Jonathan A. McCullers |
| Summary |
The central role which swine have played in the ecology of influenza is set out in this book in 15 chapters within a comprehensive international framework. The result is a 'One Health' perspective on the role of swine influenza viruses (SIVs) at the animal-human-environmental interface. The epidemiology of swine influenza worldwide is now of exceptional importance with the pig potentially acting as a "mixing vessel" where both avian and human influenza viruses can undergo genetic reassortment resulting in the creation of novel viruses that can cross species barriers. The genetic features of SIVs with either limited or efficient spread to and between humans are largely unknown, but the host range barrier between human and swine highlights the fact that adaptation of a virus in one mammalian host does not necessarily mean that it is well adapted to replication in another. However, in 2012 zoonotic transmission of SIV (both H3N2 and H1N2 subtypes) containing the matrix gene from the 2009 pandemic H1N1 virus was reported. These strains appeared to be able to spread more easily from pigs to people than other influenza viruses of swine. Therefore, this multifaceted book has assumed greater significance. Clearly, the dynamic nature and the national and international complexity of SIVs pose challenges for the swine industry as a recurring respiratory disease in swine, and also for public health as a continuing source of zoonotic infection |
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Medicine |
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Immunology |
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Medical virology |
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Biomedicine |
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Virology |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
English |
| In |
Springer eBooks |
| Subject |
Swine influenza.
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Allergy and Immunology
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HEALTH & FITNESS -- Diseases -- Respiratory.
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MEDICAL -- Pulmonary & Thoracic Medicine.
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Swine influenza
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Richt, J. A. (Jürgen Albricht)
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Webby, Richard J
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| ISBN |
9783642368714 |
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3642368719 |
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3642368700 |
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9783642368707 |
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