Filoviruses : a compendium of 40 years of epidemiological, clinical, and laboratory studies
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Filoviruses : a compendium of 40 years of epidemiological, clinical, and laboratory studies
（Archives of virology. Supplementum, 20）
SpringerWienNew York, c2008
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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This is the first comprehensive review of the world literature on filovirus research and provides the most extensive bibliography of the subject yet published. There is special emphasis on foreign literature that has never been summarized. Every aspect of filovirus research, including their history, epidemiology, clinical picture, pathology, molecular biology, and political aspects are reviewed in detail.
Table of Contents
History of filoviral disease outbreaks.- Clinical presentation of filoviral disease.- Filoviral disease pathology.- Geographic distribution of filoviruses: serological surveys.- Ecology of filoviruses: search for reservoirs.- Cultivation of filoviruses.- Molecular characteristics of filoviruses.- Laboratory diagnosis of filoviral disease.- Outbreak containment.- Inactivation of filoviruses and disinfection protocols.- Vaccine development.- Treatment of filoviral disease.- Appendix: Members of the Filoviridae Study Group, ICTV.
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