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Features coverage of viral agents, viral diseases of animals, and newly emerging viral zoonotic diseases, providing an excellent introduction to the fundamental principles of virology, virus structure, genome replication, and viral diseases as well as virology's clinical aspects

Table of Contents

Part I: The Principles of Veterinary and Zoonotic Virology 1. The Nature of Viruses 2. Virus Replication 3. Pathogenesis of Viral Infections and Diseases 4. Antiviral Immunity and Virus Vaccines 5. Laboratory Diagnosis of Viral Infections 6. Epidemiology and Control of Viral Diseases

Part II: Veterinary and Zoonotic Viruses 7. Poxviridae 8. Asfarviridae and Iridoviridae 9. Herpesvirales 10. Adenoviridae 11. Papillomaviridae and Polyomaviridae 12. Parvoviridae 13. Circoviridae and Anelloviridae 14. Retroviridae 15. Reoviridae 16. Birnaviridae and Picobirnaviridae 17. Paramyxoviridae and Pneumoviridae 18. Rhabdoviridae 19. Filoviridae 20. Bornaviridae 21. Orthomyxoviridae 22. Bunyaviridae 23. Arenaviridae 24. Coronaviridae 25. Arteriviridae and Roniviridae 26. Picornaviridae 27. Caliciviridae and Astroviridae 28. Togaviridae 29. Flaviviridae 30. Other Viruses: Hepeviridae, Hepadnaviridae, Deltaviruses, Nodaviridae, and Unclassified Viruses 31. Prions: Agents of Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathies

About the Author

Department of Pathology, Microbiology & Immunology, UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine, Davis, CA, USA Director-Virology Laboratory, Animal Health Diagnostic Center, College of Veterinary Medicine, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, USA

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"Fenner’s Veterinary Virology would make a sound addition to any clinician’s library and is a must-have for anyone with a keen interest in virology and zoonoses." --Veterinary Record