Textbook of influenza /

Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Webster, Robert G., 1932- (Editor), Monto, Arnold S. (Editor), Braciale, Thomas J. (Editor), Lamb, Robert A. (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Chichester, West Sussex, UK : Wiley Blackwell, 2013.
Edition:2nd edition.
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Online Access:Full Text via HEAL-Link
Table of Contents:
  • Influenza: perspective
  • Human influenza: one health, one world
  • Influenza pandemics: history and lessons learned
  • Structure and replication
  • Structure, disassembly, assembly, and budding of influenza viruses
  • The virus genome and its replication
  • Influenza glycoproteins: hemagglutinin and neuraminidase
  • Proton channels of influenza A and B viruses
  • The NS1 protein: a master regulator of host and viral functions
  • Structure and function of the influenza virus replication machinery and PB1-F2
  • The genome and its manipulation: recovery of the 1918 virus and vaccine virus generation
  • Pathogenesis
  • Evolution and ecology of influenza viruses
  • Ecology and evolution of influenza viruses in wild and domestic birds
  • Influenza in swine
  • Equine/canine/feline/seal influenza
  • Emergence and evolution of the 1918, 1957, 1968, and 2009 pandemic virus strains
  • Epidemiology and surveillance
  • Influenza surveillance and laboratory diagnosis
  • Epidemiology of influenza
  • Immunology of influenza
  • Innate immunity
  • Antibody-mediated immunity
  • Cell-mediated immunity
  • Vaccines and vaccine development
  • Immunogenicity, efficacy of inactivated/live virus seasonal and pandemic vaccines
  • New approaches to vaccination
  • Control of influenza in animals
  • Influenza vaccine production
  • Clinical aspects and antivirals
  • Human influenza: pathogenesis, clinical features, and management
  • Antivirals: targets and use
  • The control of influenza and cost-effectiveness of interventions
  • Applications of quantitative modeling to influenza virus transmission dynamics, antigenic and genetic evolution, and molecular structure
  • Pandemic preparedness and response
  • Influenza: the future
  • The outbreak of H7N9.