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Description: |
1 online resource (iv, 224 pages) : illustrations, maps |
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Bibliography Note: |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Contents Note: |
Contents: Bats and viruses: introduction -- Bats and flaviviruses -- Alphavirus and its vertebrate hosts -- Bat influenza A-like viruses -- Bats and coronaviruses -- Genetic diversity and geographic distribution of bat-borne hantaviruses -- Bat polyomaviruses: a challenge to the strict host-restriction paradigm within the mammalian polyomaviridae -- Innate immunity in bats -- Immune (adaptive) response in bats -- In vitro isolation of bat viruses using commercial and bat-derived cell lines -- In vivo models of infection -- Metagenomics for viral discovery in bats -- Are bats ‘special’? |
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Summary, Etc. Note: |
Summary: "Bats act as reservoirs for over 200 viruses, many of which cause severe, often life-threatening, diseases in humans, livestock and wildlife. Examples include rabies virus, SARS and MERS coronaviruses and Ebola virus. Surprisingly many of these viruses cause asymptomatic infections in bats. In fact it has been postulated that these viral infections may even confer a benefit (as yet unknown) to the bat host. Research into the molecular and cellular biology of the virus-host interaction and studies on the immune systems of the bat hosts are providing new insights into these fascinating viruses and are essential first steps for the development of novel strategies for the prevention of bat-borne zoonotic infections. In this multi-authored volume, international experts review the current hot-topics in this field"--Publisher's description. |
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Additional Physical Forms: |
Print version: Bats and viruses. Norfolk, UK : Caister Academic Press, [2020] ISBN 9781912530144 (OCoLC)1102473486 |