Table of Contents

Viral Diseases

DNA Viruses
1. Mouse Cytomegalovirus and other Herpesviruses
2. Mouse Adenoviruses
3. Mousepox
4. Parvoviruses
5. Polyoma Viruses

RNA Viruses
6. Mouse Hepatitis Virus
7. Lymphocytic Choriomeningitis Virus
8. Lactate Dehydrogenase-Elevating Virus
9. Reoviridae
10. Retroelements in the Mouse
11. Sendai Virus and Pneumonia Virus of Mice (PVM)
12. Cardioviruses: Encephalomyocarditis Virus and Theiler's Mouse Encephalomyelitis Virus

Bacterial Diseases
13. Chlamydial Diseases
14. Clostridial Species
15. Enterobacteriaceae, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, and Streptobacillus moniliformis
16. Aerobic Gram-positive Organisms
17. Helicobacter Infections in Mice
18. Mycoplasma pulmonis, Other Mouse Mycoplasmas, and Cilia-Associated Respiratory Bacillus
19. Pasteurellaceae

Mycotic and Parasitic Diseases
20. Fungal Diseases in Laboratory Mice
21. Protozoa
22. Helminth Parasites of Laboratory Mice
23. Arthropods

Miscellaneous Diseases
24. The Tumor Pathology of Genetically Engineered Mice: A New Approach to Molecular Pathology
25. Spontaneous Diseases in Commonly Used Mouse Strains
26. Zoonoses and Other Human Health Hazards

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About the Author

Prof. Fox obtained his Master of Science degree in Medical Microbiology at Stanford University and a Doctor in Veterinary Medicine at Colorado State University, Fort Collins. Dr. Fox is an Adjunct Professor at Tufts University School of Veterinary Medicine and the University of Pennsylvania, School of Veterinary Medicine. He is a Diplomate and a past president of the American College of Laboratory Animal Medicine, past president of the Massachusetts Society of Medical Research, past chairman of AAALAC Council, and past chairman of the NCCR/NIH Comparative Medicine Study Section. He also is an elected fellow of the Infectious Disease Society of America. In 2004 Professor Fox was elected to the Institute of Medicine of the National Academy of Sciences.