Advances in virus research.
Publisher:
Academic Press
Frequency: Irregular
Country: United States
Language: English
Author(s):
Smith, Kenneth M (Kenneth Manley)1892-1981, Lauffer, Max A (Max Augustus)1914-
Start Year:1953 -
ISSN:
0065-3527 (Print)
1557-8399 (Electronic)
0065-3527 (Linking)
1557-8399 (Electronic)
0065-3527 (Linking)
Impact Factor
9.9
2020
| NLM ID: | 0370441 |
| (DNLM): | A15570000(s) |
| (OCoLC): | 01461272 |
| Coden: | AVREA8 |
| Classification: | W1 AD889 |
Equine herpesviruses 2 and 5: comparisons with other members of the subfamily gammaherpesvirinae. This chapter describes the molecular and biological properties of equine herpesviruses (EHV)2 and EHV5. It highlights advances in the study of EHV2 and EHV5. The reclassification of EHV2 and EHV5 as gammaherpesviruses rather than betaherpesviruses has profound implications for future approaches to the study of the two equine herpesviruses. The chapter places emphasis on a comparison between the properties of EHV2 and EHV5 and those of other gammaherpesviruses, especially Epstein-Barr virus (EBV), which is the causative agent of infectious mononucleosis/glandular fever in humans. Studies of the...
Ecology of Western equine encephalomyelitis in the eastern United States. Western equine encephalomyelitis (WEE) has been recognized as a serious public health problem in western North America for more than 30 years. WEE appears to exist endemically in numerous foci in that region, with a low incidence rate among humans. Severe outbreaks, however, have occurred periodically. For example, during 1941 a severe epidemic involving more than 3000 cases in humans occurred in North Dakota, Minnesota, and in the adjacent areas of Canada. The case fatality rate ranged from 8% to 15%. Epizootics among horses are more common. More than 600 cases of WEE were diagnosed among hor...