Overview
- The book elucidates emerging & re-emerging viral diseases of livestock with colored representations for easy understanding of the reader
- Chapter on vaccines and diagnosis provide updated information on new generation methodologies applicable in veterinary practice
- Includes neglected viral diseases having relevance to livestock husbandry
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Table of contents (23 chapters)
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Front Matter
Keywords
About this book
Editors and Affiliations
About the editors
Dr Yashpal Singh Malik, is a “ICAR National Fellow” at the ICAR-Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar, India. His work focuses on viral disease epidemiology, virus-host interactions, microbial biodiversity, characterization, and diagnosis of pathogens. He has completed training in Molecular Virology at University of Minnesota, USA and the Division of Virology, University of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. He is a recipient of several prestigious national, state and academy awards and honors, including the ICAR-Jawaharlal Nehru Award. Has authored 5 books, 25 book chapters, and published 185 scientific research and review articles. Dr. Malik was the Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Immunology Immunopathology and also edited special issues of “VirusDisease”, “The Open Virology Journal”, and “Journal of Current Drug Metabolism”.
Dr Raj Kumar Singh, is Director and Vice-Chancellor of the ICAR-Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar. He is a respected scientist, specializing in veterinary microbiology, biotechnology, molecular epidemiology, diagnostics, and vaccinology. Dr Singh has served as Head, Division of Virology, Station-Incharge at IVRI, Mukteswar campus, Uttarakhand and later Director, NRC on Equines and VTCC, Hisar. Dr Singh has filed 10 national patents, two of which have been granted, and 14 live attenuated vaccines and 26 diagnostic tests and kits. He has authored 2 books, 23 book chapters and published over 234 scientific research papers, 52 Reviews, 15 Lead papers, and 24 Guest editorials/ compendium chapters. He has received several prestigious awards, including an FAO Fellowship for training at University of California Davis, USA. He is President of ISVIB, and has distinguished Fellowships and life memberships of prestigious professional societies.
Dr Mahendra Pal Yadav, is Former Director, ICAR-Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar, and Vice-Chancellor, Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel University of Agriculture and Technology, Meerut. Dr Yadav is amongst the most respected scientists working in the field of virology. His major research contributions include the development of indigenous vaccines against equine influenza, infectious laryngotracheitis and colisepticaemia in poultry, isolation and characterization of animal viruses and development of several animal diseases diagnostic kits. Dr. Yadav has also served as Director, NRC on Equines, Hisar. He is a recipient of several prestigious awards and fellowships including NAVS and NAAS. Dr. Yadav served as President of the Indian Virological Society (1996-2003); IAUA 2006-07; and NAVS (I) 2011-13; as well as FAO National Consultant; Haryana Farmers' Commission Consultant, and since 1999 has been the President of IAVMI.Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Recent Advances in Animal Virology
Editors: Yashpal Singh Malik, Raj Kumar Singh, Mahendra Pal Yadav
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-9073-9
Publisher: Springer Singapore
eBook Packages: Biomedical and Life Sciences, Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2019
Hardcover ISBN: 978-981-13-9072-2Published: 27 November 2019
Softcover ISBN: 978-981-13-9075-3Published: 27 November 2020
eBook ISBN: 978-981-13-9073-9Published: 14 November 2019
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XVII, 471
Number of Illustrations: 10 b/w illustrations, 45 illustrations in colour
Topics: Virology, Veterinary Microbiology, Parasitology and Infectious Diseases, Infectious Diseases, Parasitology