Cysticercosis of the Human Nervous System

Cysticercosis of the Human Nervous System-1

Oscar H. Del Brutto • Héctor H. García 2014 Neurocysticercosis—defined as the infection of the central nervous system and its covering by the larval stage of the tapeworm Taenia solium —is a major public health challenge for most of the developing world and is increasingly recognized in developed countries due to mass immigration, refugee movements, international travelling, and overseas […]

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One Health: The Human– Animal–Environment Interfaces in Emerging Infectious Diseases

One Health

John S. Mackenzie • Martyn Jeggo Peter Daszak • Juergen A. Richt Editors 2013 Food Safety and Security, and International and National Plans for Implementation of One Health Activities Global health security has become a major international concern. Our population faces imminent threats to human and animal health from the emergence and re-emergence of epidemic-prone infectious diseases, linked […]

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Influenza aviaire et maladie de Newcastle

Influenza aviaire et maladie de Newcastle-1

Sous la direction de Ilaria Capua • Dennis J. Alexander 2013 Un manuel de diagnostic de terrain et de laboratoire L’élevage des volailles est l’une des principales activités agricoles permettant de procurer à la planète entière des protéines de grande qualité. Au cours du siècle dernier, les pays industrialisés et de nombreux pays en transition ou en développement sont […]

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Basic Sciences in Ophthalmology

Basic Sciences in Ophthalmology-1

Josef Flammer • Maneli Mozaffarieh Hans Bebie 2013 Physics and Chemistry Ophthalmology training is more than just memorizing pieces of information. Particularly important is a comprehensive understanding of the scientific background. This book on “Physics and Chemistry of the Eye” describes the coherence of ophthalmology with physics and chemistry. It is the ambition to provide a better understanding of […]

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Molecular Biology and Pathogenesis of Peste des Petits Ruminants Virus

Molecular Biology and Pathogenesis of Peste des Petits Ruminants Virus-1

Muhammad Munir • Siamak Zohari Mikael Berg 2013 I am delighted to have been asked to write the foreword for this book. The authors Muhammad Munir, Siamak Zohari, and Mikael Berg are well-qualified veterinary virologists with extensive experience on the Peste des Petite Ruminants Virus (PPRV). They have done an excellent job addressing the aspects of the PPRV research […]

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Hepatitis C Virus: From Molecular Virology to Antiviral Therapy

Hepatitis C Virus

Ralf Bartenschlager Editor 2013 Hepatitis C has long been regarded as the ‘silent epidemic’. Although there is some truth in this statement that reflects the mostly asymptomatic course of infection and the low perception of the disease in the general public, the situation has changed profoundly in the last couple of years. On one hand this is due […]

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Advances in HIV-1 Assembly and Release

Advances in HIV-1 Assembly and Release-1

Eric O. Freed Editor 2013 The past decade has witnessed a tremendous advance in our understanding of HIV-1 replication at the molecular level. Rapid progress in this fi eld has been made possible by important developments in several key scientifi c disciplines. Superresolution microscopy has greatly increased our ability to pinpoint the localization of proteins in cells and on […]

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