Chapter title |
Preface – Emerging Viruses: From Early Detection to Intervention
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Chapter number | 33 |
Book title |
Emerging and Re-emerging Viral Infections
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Published in |
Advances in experimental medicine and biology, April 2017
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DOI | 10.1007/5584_2017_33 |
Pubmed ID | |
Book ISBNs |
978-3-31-952484-9, 978-3-31-952485-6
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Authors |
Ippolito, Giuseppe, Rezza, Giovanni, Giuseppe Ippolito, Giovanni Rezza |
Abstract |
In the last decades, several viruses emerged, as the consequence of cross-species passage from animal reservoirs to human being. Emerging infections always represent a significant challenge for public health system as knowledge about specific pathogens are generally little while and no/few effective interventions are available. In this volume we explored special aspects of emerging infectious diseases including: the application of the theory of focality of diseases to infective syndrome; the human-animal inter-face focusing on influenza; the role of bats as main reservoir of emerging and novel human pathogens; Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus (MERS-CoV) epidemiology and clinical presentation; immediate impact on human health of the last Zika virus outbreak occurred in Pacific Ocean and the Americas; the role and potential application of animal models for the study of emerging infections, to improve disease knowledge and for developing therapeutic drugs during ongoing outbreak. |
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Student > Bachelor | 11 | 16% |
Researcher | 10 | 15% |
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Student > Doctoral Student | 4 | 6% |
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Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 7 | 10% |
Nursing and Health Professions | 6 | 9% |
Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 4 | 6% |
Veterinary Science and Veterinary Medicine | 4 | 6% |
Other | 13 | 19% |
Unknown | 18 | 27% |