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Hantaviruses

Part of the book series: Current Topics in Microbiology and Immunology (CT MICROBIOLOGY, volume 256)

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Table of contents (10 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages I-XI
  2. Hantaviruses: History and Overview

    • K. M. Johnson
    Pages 1-14
  3. Replication of Hantaviruses

    • C. B. Jonsson, C. S. Schmaljohn
    Pages 15-32
  4. Hantavirus Maturation

    • C. F. Spiropoulou
    Pages 33-46
  5. Cellular Receptors and Hantavirus Pathogenesis

    • E. R. Mackow, I. N. Gavrilovskaya
    Pages 91-115
  6. Clinical Manifestations of New World Hantaviruses

    • D. A. Enria, A. M. Briggiler, N. Pini, S. Levis
    Pages 117-134
  7. Human Immune Response, Host Genetics, and Severity of Disease

    • O. Vapalahti, Ã…. Lundkvist, A. Vaheri
    Pages 153-169
  8. Vaccines Against Hantaviruses

    • J. W. Hooper, D. Li
    Pages 171-191
  9. Back Matter

    Pages 193-198

About this book

Hantaviruses are found world-wide and are associated with two severe disease syndromes, hemorrhagic fever and hantavirus pulmonary syndrome. The recent studies in this volume provide a basis for understanding the high human pathogenicity of theses viruses and their continued maintenance and transmission within rodent populations.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Molecular Virology, Virology Division, USAMRIID, Frederick, USA

    Connie S. Schmaljohn

  • Molecular Biology Section, Special Pathogens Branch, Division of Viral and Rickettsial Disease, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Atlanta, USA

    Stuart T. Nichol

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Hantaviruses

  • Editors: Connie S. Schmaljohn, Stuart T. Nichol

  • Series Title: Current Topics in Microbiology and Immunology

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-56753-7

  • Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer-Verlag GmbH, DE, part of Springer Nature 2001

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-540-41045-4Published: 15 December 2000

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-642-62491-9Published: 01 November 2012

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-642-56753-7Published: 29 June 2013

  • Series ISSN: 0070-217X

  • Series E-ISSN: 2196-9965

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XI, 198

  • Topics: Virology, Microbiology

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