Novel and Re-emerging Respiratory Viral Diseases (eBook)

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Symposium on Novel and re-emerging respiratory viral diseases,
held at the Institute of Molecular and Cell Biolog y, Singapore,
23-25 April 2007.

Editors: Gregory Bock (Organizer) and Jamie Goode.

This meeting was based on a proposal made by Yee-Joo Tan and
Wanjin Hong.

Robert G. Webster Chair's introduction.

Larry J. Anderson and Suxiang Tong Identification
and characterization of novel viruses.

Discussion.

Edward C. Holmes The evolution of viral emergence.

Discussion.

Derek J. Smith, Jan C. de Jong, Alan S. Lapedes, Terry C.
Jones, Colin A. Russell, Theo M. Bestebroer, Guus F. Rimmelzwaan,
Albert D. M. E. Osterhaus and Ron A. M. Fouchier
Antigenic artography of human and swine influenza A (H3N2)
viruses.

Discussion.

Gabriele Neumann and Yoshihiro Kawaoka Infl uenza
pandemics and control.

Discussion.

J. J. Skehel, S. Wharton, L. Calder and D. Stevens
On the activation of membrane fusion by influenza
haemagglutinin.

Discussion.

Yee Sin Leo Singapore SARS experience and preparation for
future outbreak.

Discussion.

Yee-Joo Tan SARS lessons for a young virology laboratory
in Singapore.

Discussion.

Ih-Jen Su How the SARS experience has helped preparations
for future outbreaks: the Taiwan experience, with emphasis on the
successful control of institutional outbreak of influenza in
2003/2004 using a stockpile of antivirals.

Discussion.

General discussion I.

Yuelong Shu, Yu Lan, Leying Wen, Ye Zhang, Jie Dong, Xinsheng
Zhao, Dayan Wang, Lihong Yao, Xiyan Li, Wei Wang, Xiuping Wang, Qi
Wang, Shumin Duan, Jingjing Huang, Lei Yang, Hongjie Yu, Yuanji
Guo, Weizhong Yang, Xiyan Xu, Nancy J. Cox, Xiaoping Dong, Yu
Wang and Dexin Li Genetic and antigenic characterization
of avian influenza A (H5N1) viruses isolated from humans in
Mainland China.

Discussion.

J. S. M. Peiris and Y. Guan Emerging infectious
diseases and the animal-human interface.

Discussion.

Erich Hoffmann, Hui-Ling Yen, Rachelle Salomon, Neziha
Yilmaz and Robert G. Webster Transmission and
pathogenicity of H5N1 influenza viruses.

Discussion.

John M. Wood Development of vaccine for a future
influenza pandemic.

Discussion.

Final discussion.

Index of contributors.

Subject index.

"This is a valuable account of how new viral pathogens are discovered and analyzed. It also describes how a highly infectious outbreak can be contained. This information will be invaluable in future outbreaks. This book is highly recommended for individuals involved in diagnosing and containing infectious viral diseases." (Doody's, January 2009)