History of Arbovirology: Memories from the Field Volume II: Virus Family and Regional Perspectives, Molecular Biology and Pathogenesis

These books bring together a panel of expert arbovirologists who recall the history of arbovirology from very personal perspectives. In these timely volumes, the authors describe seminal moments in their experiences in the field and how they integrated these findings with lab studies to further clar...

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Other Authors: Vasilakis, Nikos (Editor), Kramer, Laura D. (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham Springer Nature Switzerland 2023, 2023
Edition:1st ed. 2023
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Collection: Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • 1. RNAi: The Mosquito Defense System Against Damage Due to Arbovirus Infection
  • 2. A First-hand Account of the Progression of Flavivirus Molecular Biology
  • 3. Sindbis Virus: Studies of Alphavirus Pathogenesis
  • 4. Mechanisms of Tick-borne Virus Transmission
  • 5. The Use of Humanized Mice to Understand Arbovirus Pathogenesis
  • 6. Molecular Biology of Arboviruses
  • 7. Mosquito-Virus-Environment Interactions
  • 8. A Brief Historical Overview of the Discovery of Arboviruses in the USSR and Russia
  • 9. The History of the Emergence of La Crosse Encephalitis Virus in the Driftless Area of the United States: A Mosquito Runs Through It!
  • 10. “It Isn’t Going to Reach Here”: Venezuelan Equine Encephalitis in Texas, 1971
  • 11. History of Arbovirology in Canada
  • 12. Arbovirus Discovery in the British Empire: India and Africa, c. 1880-1960
  • 13. History of Arbovirology in Japan
  • 14. Ockelbo Disease in Sweden: Unraveling the Epidemiology, Ecology, and Evolution of Sindbis Virus
  • 15. Human Arboviruses in Eastern, South-Eastern, and Southern Asia: A Brief History of Their Isolation and Characteristics
  • 16. History of Arbovirus Research in Kenya
  • 17. Vector Studies in the Amazon Basin Region of Peru
  • 18. Zika Virus Studies in West Africa
  • 19. Hemorrhagic Fevers
  • 20. Chronicles of Hantaviruses: Virus Discovery to Vaccine Candidates
  • 21. A History of Tick-Borne Encephalitis and Its Virus
  • 22. Kyasanur Forest Disease
  • 23. The Discovery of Insect-Specific Viruses in Australia: Mossies, Old Mates, and New Methods