Ranaviruses Emerging Pathogens of Ectothermic Vertebrates

This is a open access book. Ranaviruses, double-stranded DNA viruses (family Iridoviridae) that cause systemic, life-threatening disease in a variety of amphibians, reptiles and fish, have contributed to mass die-offs of both wild and captive populations around the globe. These viruses are emerging...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Gray, Matthew J. (-)
Otros Autores: Chinchar, V. Gregory
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cham : Springer Nature Switzerland 2025.
Edición:2nd ed. 2025.
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Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Chapter 1 Introduction: Ranaviruses Past, Present and Future
  • Chapter 2 Ranavirus taxonomy and phylogeny
  • Chapter 3 Ranavirus replication: New studies provide answers to old questions
  • Chapter 4 Immune defenses against ranavirus infections
  • Chapter 5 Characterization, pathogenesis and immune-biological control of Singapore grouper iridovirus (SGIV)
  • Chapter 6 Ranavirus distribution and host range
  • Chapter 7 Ranavirus ecology: From individual infections to population epidemiology to community impacts
  • Chapter 8 Pathology and diagnostics
  • Chapter 9 Design and analysis of ranavirus studies: Insights into planning surveillance, modeling host-pathogen dynamics, and performing risk analyses.