
Full text loading...
Category: Clinical Microbiology
Animal-Borne Viruses, Page 1 of 2
< Previous page | Next page > /docserver/preview/fulltext/10.1128/9781555819156/9781555819149.ch36-1.gif /docserver/preview/fulltext/10.1128/9781555819156/9781555819149.ch36-2.gifAbstract:
Zoonotic infections are infections of animals that can be transmitted to humans. There are more than 400 viruses with a zoonotic origin that can cause mild or severe clinical pathology in humans. This chapter will attempt to cover a handful of these viruses that have been especially relevant as human pathogens: arenaviruses, Ebola virus, Nipah virus, and Hantavirus. Arenaviruses consist of a number of species and collectively have a worldwide distribution. They cause mild to severe illness in humans. Filoviruses have a sylvatic epidemiology in Africa and can spill over into humans, where they usually cause severe illness with a high mortality rate. Filoviruses are efficiently spread person-to-person, as highlighted in the 2014 to 2015 urban epidemic in West Africa. Nipah virus has caused a relatively limited number of human cases in Southeast Asia. Nipah virus infection with central nervous system involvement is associated with high mortality. Hantaviruses have a worldwide distribution and cause renal and pulmonary syndromes in humans.
Full text loading...
Laboratory diagnosis of select animal-borne viruses
Laboratory diagnosis of select animal-borne viruses