Bunyaviruses

The Bunyaviridae are the largest family of arthropod-borne viruses and include many significant pathogens of man and domestic animals. Members of this family have been isolated on all continents except the Antarctic, from mosquitoes, ticks, phlebotomine insects and a wide range of vertebrates. Nairo...

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Main Author: Binn, L. N.
Other Authors: ARMED FORCES RESEARCH INST OF MEDICAL SCIENCES APO SAN FRANCISCO 96346
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: 1984
Subjects:
Medicine and Medical Research
Microbiology
*IMMUNOLOGY
ARBOVIRUSES
HUMANS
CHEMICAL PROPERTIES
DISEASES
SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS
VERTEBRATES
PATHOLOGY
RANGE(EXTREMES)
INFECTIOUS DISEASES
HEMORRHAGIC FEVERS
RIFT VALLEY FEVER
VIRUSES
MORTALITY RATE
BOVINES
ENCEPHALITIS
TICKS
ANTIGENS
PATHOGENESIS
PATHOGENIC MICROORGANISMS
GOATS
EPIDEMIOLOGY
FEVERS
DOGS
VACCINES
PREVENTIVE MEDICINE
DIPTERA
ANTARCTIC REGIONS
CONGENITAL ABNORMALITIES
SHEEP
CULICIDAE
EPIZOOTIC
DOMESTIC ANIMALS
ARTHROPOD BORNE DISEASES
REPRINTS
LABORATORY TESTS
*BUNYAVIRUSES
VACCINES PREVENTIVE MEDICINE
Antarctic
The Antarctic
Antarc*
Online Access:http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/ADA200070
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Summary:The Bunyaviridae are the largest family of arthropod-borne viruses and include many significant pathogens of man and domestic animals. Members of this family have been isolated on all continents except the Antarctic, from mosquitoes, ticks, phlebotomine insects and a wide range of vertebrates. Nairobi sheep disease (NSD) and Rift Valley fever (RVF) were the first two recognized diseases caused by members of this family; both are responsible for high mortality epizootics in sheep and febrile infections in man. Many viruses of this family have produced febrile infections in man with encephalitis and hemorrhagic fevers. Members of the Simbu group have been responsible for epizootics in cattle, sheep and goats in which congenital abnormalities occur. Although this family of viruses has been studied intensively in recent years, comparatively little is known of canine infections. This report discusses; Virus Physical; Chemical and Antigenic properties; Epizootiology; Pathogenesis and Disease Signs; Pathology; Laboratory Diagnosis and Prophylaxis and Control.

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