(Current Topics in Microbiology and Immunology)
Product Details
Book Publisher: Springer (12 January, 2005)
ISBN: 354022419X
Book author: Brian W.J. Mahy
Book Description:
The seven chapters in this volume provide an account of the
present knowledge and understanding of FMD pathogenesis
and global epidemiology, the detailed structure of the virus
itself and the properties of its RNA genome, the immune
response of the host and the state of the art in vaccine
production, and the nature of FMD virus evolution.
It is clear that in all these areas there is still much more to l
earn about this fascinating virus. Because of its highly
contagious nature research work on FMD is restricted to
a small number of laboratories worldwide that have
adequate containment facilities. Despite this restriction,
the recent progress in research on FMD which is described
in this volume has provided a remarkable level of
understanding of this unique virus.