Rinderpest and Peste des Petits Ruminants: Virus Plagues of Large and Small Ruminants (Biology of Animal Infections) - Hardcover

Taylor, William P.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0120883856 ISBN 13: 9780120883851

Verlag: Academic Press, 2005

Inhaltsangabe

Rinderpest and Peste des Petits Ruminants tells the story of how, by the year 2010, scientists are set to globally eradicate one of the great historic plagues that has ravaged human livestock for centuries. Descriptions of the disease in Europe date back to the 4th century and it was regularly re-introduced following wars and other civil unrest until late in the 19th century. It was introduced with devastating effect into Africa towards the end of the 19th century and is now widespread across sub-Saharan Africa, the Middle East and Southern Asia. Its causative agent, rinderpest virus, a morbillivirus very closely related to human measles virus, decimates the cattle population along with those of other susceptible domestic ruminants and many wildlife species wherever it is present.

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Über die Autorinnen und Autoren

Dr Taylor has had a long and distinguished career in veterinary medicine, much of it devoted to eliminating rinderpest. His early work concentrated on rinderpest and PPR pathogenesis and epidemiology in Africa. Later he developed a vaccine for PPR at Pirbright Laboratory and then went on to become the EU advisor for the rinderpest eradication campaign in India. He now acts as a freelance consultant for the FAO, mainly investigating rinderpest and PPR outbreaks.

Professor Barrett heads the Morbillivirus Group at the Institute for Animal Health’s Pirbright Laboratory.

Professor Pastoret is a former Director of the Institute for Animal Health and is now a consultant to the BBSRC on animal health issues. He is an internationally renowned researcher, specialising in viral diseases and in immunology and vaccination, and was closely involved in the development of effective strategies for rabies control in Europe.

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: Academic Press
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2005
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 0120883856
• ISBN 13: 9780120883851
• Einband: Gebundene Ausgabe
• Anzahl der Seiten: 288
• Herausgeber: Barrett Thomas, Pastoret Paul-Pierre
• Kontakt zum Hersteller: Elsevier Health Science; tradeorders@elsevier.com; ; London Wall 125; London; EC2Y 5AS; Vereinigtes Königreich
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