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Simian Virology is a comprehensive reference that details the history, classification and structure, pathogenesis, infection, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of simian viruses. In addition to in-depth chapters on simian immunology, immunogenetics and genomics, this book also covers zoonoses of primate origin, with a focus on the future implications for emerging viral diseases in humans such as Ebola and HIV/AIDS. Simian Virology will prove a valuable tool for primate and zoo veterinarians as well as research virologists.
List of contents
PART I. Introduction to Primatology and Virology.
Chapter 1. Classification of nonhuman primates.
Chapter 2. Principles of virology.
PART II. Simian Viruses and Nonhuman Primate Models of Viral Infections.
Chapter 3. Lentiviruses in their natural hosts.
Chapter 4. Lentivirus AIDS Models.
Chapter 5. Origins of Epidemic Forms HIV-1 and HIV-2.
Chapter 6. Betaretroviruses.
Chapter 7. Gammaretroviruses.
Chapter 8. Deltaretroviruses.
Chapter 9. Spumaviruses.
Chapter 10. Picornaviruses.
Chapter 11. Arteriviruses.
Chapter 12. Simplexviruses.
Chapter 13. Varicelloviruses.
Chapter 14. Cytomegaloviruses.
Chapter 15. Lymphocryptoviruses.
Chapter 16. Rhadinoviruses.
Chapter 17. Parvoviruses.
Chapter 18. Polyomaviruses.
Chapter 19. Papillomaviruses.
Chapter 20. Hepadnaviruses.
Chapter 21. Adenoviruses.
Chapter 22. Miscellaneous viruses.
Chapter 23. Experimental infection of non-human primates with viruses of medical importance.
Chapter 24. Natural infection of non-human primates with non-simian viruses
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"Simian Virology is a well-organized and comprehensive book that should be useful for undergraduate and graduate students, veterinarians, biologists, and other professionals who work with nonhuman primates (NHPs), viruses or NHPs, or NHPs involved in research on human disease." ( JAVMA , September 2010)
"Simian Virology is a comprehensive text covering the biology of viruses whose natural hosts are simian species...The authors of the text are each noted researchers in the field of simian retrovirology." ( JAALAS , January 2010)
