Novel and Re-emerging Respiratory Viral Diseases

16.04.2008

Englisch

9780470065389

John Wiley & Sons

Novartis Foundation Symposium

Nein

174

Gebundene Ausgabe

No. 290

Public Health, Mikrobiologie, Biowissenschaften, Medizinische Statistik u. Epidemiologie, Medizin, Public Health / International, Clinical Microbiology, Mikrobiologie u. Virologie, Health & Social Care, Microbiology & Virology, International Public Health, Statistik, Life Sciences, Statistics, Medical Statistics & Epidemiology, Medical Science, Gesundheits- u. Sozialwesen, Klinische Mikrobiologie, Virologie

PSG - Mikrobiologie (nicht-medizinisch)

Symposium on Novel and re-emerging respiratory viral diseases, held at the Institute of Molecular and Cell Biolog y, Singapore, 23-25 April 2007. Editors: Gregory Bock (Organizer) and Jamie Goode. This meeting was based on a proposal made by Yee-Joo Tan and Wanjin Hong. Robert G. Webster Chair's introduction. Larry J. Anderson and Suxiang Tong Identification and characterization of novel viruses. Discussion. Edward C. Holmes The evolution of viral emergence. Discussion. Derek J. Smith, Jan C. de Jong, Alan S. Lapedes, Terry C. Jones, Colin A. Russell, Theo M. Bestebroer, Guus F. Rimmelzwaan, Albert D. M. E. Osterhaus and Ron A. M. Fouchier Antigenic artography of human and swine influenza A (H3N2) viruses. Discussion. Gabriele Neumann and Yoshihiro Kawaoka Infl uenza pandemics and control. Discussion. J. J. Skehel, S. Wharton, L. Calder and D. Stevens On the activation of membrane fusion by influenza haemagglutinin. Discussion. Yee Sin Leo Singapore SARS experience and preparation for future outbreak. Discussion. Yee-Joo Tan SARS lessons for a young virology laboratory in Singapore. Discussion. Ih-Jen Su How the SARS experience has helped preparations for future outbreaks: the Taiwan experience, with emphasis on the successful control of institutional outbreak of influenza in 2003/2004 using a stockpile of antivirals. Discussion. General discussion I. Yuelong Shu, Yu Lan, Leying Wen, Ye Zhang, Jie Dong, Xinsheng Zhao, Dayan Wang, Lihong Yao, Xiyan Li, Wei Wang, Xiuping Wang, Qi Wang, Shumin Duan, Jingjing Huang, Lei Yang, Hongjie Yu, Yuanji Guo, Weizhong Yang, Xiyan Xu, Nancy J. Cox, Xiaoping Dong, Yu Wang and Dexin Li Genetic and antigenic characterization of avian influenza A (H5N1) viruses isolated from humans in Mainland China. Discussion. J. S. M. Peiris and Y. Guan Emerging infectious diseases and the animal-human interface. Discussion. Erich Hoffmann, Hui-Ling Yen, Rachelle Salomon, Neziha Yilmaz and Robert G. Webster Transmission and pathogenicity of H5N1 influenza viruses. Discussion. John M. Wood Development of vaccine for a future influenza pandemic. Discussion. Final discussion. Index of contributors. Subject index.

232 mm

16.5 cm