Filoviruses A Compendium of 40 Years of Epidemiological, Clinical, and Laboratory Studies

The filoviruses (Lake Victoria marburgvirus and ebolaviruses) are etiological agents of severe hemorrhagic fevers with extraordinary high case-fatality rates for humans, chimpanzees, gorillas, and probably other animals. Many institutions and experts consider them as potential threats to humanity be...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Kuhn, Jens
Other Authors: Calisher, Charles H. (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Vienna Springer Vienna 2008, 2008
Edition:1st ed. 2008
Series:Archives of Virology. Supplementa
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Collection: Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • History of filoviral disease outbreaks
  • Clinical presentation of filoviral disease
  • Filoviral disease pathology
  • Geographic distribution of filoviruses: serological surveys
  • Ecology of filoviruses: search for reservoirs
  • Cultivation of filoviruses
  • Molecular characteristics of filoviruses
  • Laboratory diagnosis of filoviral disease
  • Outbreak containment
  • Inactivation of filoviruses and disinfection protocols
  • Vaccine development
  • Treatment of filoviral disease
  • Appendix: Members of the Filoviridae Study Group, ICTV.