Rinderpest and peste des petits ruminants :: virus plagues of large and small ruminants /

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-in...

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Weitere Verfasser: Barrett, Thomas, Pastoret, Paul-Pierre, Taylor, William P., Scott, Gordon, 1923-2004, Provost, A. (Alain)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: London ; Burlington, MA : Academic, ©2006.
Schriftenreihe:Biology of animal infections.
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Zusammenfassung: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. * The history of Rinderpest including the history of vaccines and vaccination * Details other Morbillaviruses * Epidemiology and transmission of Rinderpest.
Beschreibung:"Dedicated to the memory of Drs Gordon Scott (1923-2004) and Alain Provost (1930-2002)"--Page v
Beschreibung:1 online resource (xxxiii, 341 pages, 11 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations (some color), maps (some color)
Bibliographie:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780120883851
0120883856
0080455891
9780080455891

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