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The open virology journal.
Publisher:
Bentham Science Publishers,. Sharjah, U.A.E : Bentham Open (2009)
Frequency: Annual
Country: United Arab Emirates
Language: English
Start Year:2007 -
Identifiers
| ISSN: | 1874-3579 (Electronic) 1874-3579 (Linking) |
| NLM ID: | 101480213 |
| (OCoLC): | 226370295 |
| LCCN: | 2008263427 |
Zoonotic Viral Diseases of Equines and Their Impact on Human and Animal Health. Zoonotic diseases are the infectious diseases that can be transmitted to human beings and vice versa from animals either directly or indirectly. These diseases can be caused by a range of organisms including bacteria, parasites, viruses and fungi. Viral diseases are highly infectious and capable of causing pandemics as evidenced by outbreaks of diseases like Ebola, Middle East Respiratory Syndrome, West Nile, SARS-Corona, Nipah, Hendra, Avian influenza and Swine influenza. Unassigned: Many viruses affecting equines are also important human pathogens. Diseases like Eastern equine encephalitis (...
Epidemiology of west nile in europe and in the mediterranean basin. In the last 30 years several cases of West Nile (WN) virus infection were reported in horses and humans in Europe and in the Mediterranean Basin. Most of them were determined by strains of the Lineage 1 included in the European Mediterranean/Kenyan cluster. Strains of this cluster are characterised by a moderate pathogenicity for horses and humans and limited or no pathogenicity for birds. In recent years, however, WN cases determined by strains grouped in the Israeli/American cluster of Lineage 1 or in the lineage 2 have been reported in Hungary and Austria. The role of migrating birds in int...
