Zoonoses: Viral, Rickettsial and Prion Diseases
by Garg, Sudhi Ranjan
ISBN: 9789351302308
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Imprint : DAYA
Year : 2021
Price : Rs. 14995.00
Biblio : xvi+430p.,col.,plts.,figs.,tabls.,ind., 25 cm
Author Profile
Dr. Sudhi Ranjan Garg is a senior Professor of Veterinary Public Health and Epidemiology in the College of Veterinary Sciences, Lala Lajpat Rai University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences at Hisar (India). He has also worked as Head of the Department. Dr. Garg completed his Master of Veterinary Sciences in Veterinary Public Health and Epidemiology in 1982. He was later awarded Russian Government Scholarship for doctoral studies and obtained Ph.D. from the prestigious All-Russian Institute of E
About The Book
Viral zoonoses include a number of severe diseases that cause encephalitic or haemorrhagic manifestations in human beings. Arthropod vectors play important role in dissemination of many such infections. Rickettsiae, which phylogenetically occupy a position between bacteria and viruses, comprise another important group of zoonotic organisms. These are responsible for a diverse variety of vector-borne diseases. <BR> The present book “ Zoonoses: Viral, Rickettsial and Prion Diseases” aims at develo
Table of Contents
Preface vii <BR> List of Contributors xiii <BR> 1. Zoonoses: Social and Economic Impact 1 <BR> 2. Avian Influenza 8 <BR> 3. Rabies 35 <BR> 4. Japanese Encephalitis 47 <BR> 5. West Nile Virus Infection 68 <BR> 6. Tick-borne Encephalitis 88 <BR> 7. Eastern, Western, and Venezuelan Equine Encephalomyelitis 97 <BR> 8. Rift Valley Fever 114 <BR> 9. Crimean-Congo Haemorrhagic Fever 128 <BR> 10. Hantavirus Diseases 141 <BR> 11. Yellow Fever 153 <BR> 12. Kyasanur Forest Disease 167 <BR> 13. Dengue Fever
