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Filoviruses : a compendium of 40 years of epidemiological, clinical, and laboratory studies /

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Kuhn, Jens H.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Wien : SpringerWienNew York, [2008]
Series:Archives of virology. Supplementum ; 20.
Subjects:
Marburg virus disease.
Ebola virus disease.
Filoviridae.
Marburgvirus.
Ebolavirus.
Marburg Virus Disease > history.
Marburg Virus Disease > diagnosis.
Hemorrhagic Fever, Ebola > history.
Hemorrhagic Fever, Ebola > diagnosis.
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • History of filoviral diseases outbreaks
  • Clinical presentation of filoviral disease
  • Filoviral disease pathology
  • Geographic distribution of filoviruses : serological surveys
  • Ecology of filoviruses : search for reservoirs
  • Cultivation of filoviruses
  • Molecular characteristics of filoviruses
  • Laboratory diagnosis of filoviral disease
  • Outbreak containment
  • Inactivation of filoviruses and disinfection protocols
  • Vaccine development
  • Treatment of filoviral disease