Overview
Provides an overview on the latest advances in rabies research and vaccine development
Discusses regional rabies prophylaxis programs and vaccination strategies for wildlife and humans
Presents an outlook on novel rabies vaccines
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Table of contents (11 chapters)
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Front Matter
Keywords
About this book
This book reviews the recent advances in rabies research and rabies vaccine development. The reader is introduced to biology and pathology of the virus, causing agents and the history of rabies vaccination. The book presents regional rabies prophylaxis programs and discusses vaccination strategies for wildlife and humans. Further, innate immune response as well as antibody response to rabies are examined.
All chapters are written by renowned experts in rabies research, some of them part of the WHO Collaboration Centre for Rabies Surveillance and Research.
The book targets researchers and health professionals working in Virology, Veterinary Medicine and Biomedicine.
Editors and Affiliations
About the editor
Professor Hildegund C.J. Ertl, The Wistar Institute Vaccine Center, Philadelphia, PA
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Rabies and Rabies Vaccines
Editors: Hildegund C.J. Ertl
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-21084-7
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Biomedical and Life Sciences, Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2020
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-21083-0Published: 05 May 2020
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-21086-1Published: 26 August 2021
eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-21084-7Published: 04 May 2020
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: VII, 205
Number of Illustrations: 3 b/w illustrations, 12 illustrations in colour
Topics: Vaccine, Virology, Immunology