History of Rabies in the Americas: From the Pre-Columbian to the Present, Volume I

Charles E. Rupprecht is a World Health Organization Expert Technical Adviser on Rabies, retired as the head of the rabies program at CDC. He has co-authored over 400 peer-reviewed papers, written scores of book chapters, edited several books and served as an editor for several journals.

The world in flux - the Columbian Exchange D. Domenici.- Glimpses into the past: new world contributions towards understanding the basic etiology, pathobiology & treatment of rabies, Drishya Kurup et al.- The Diversity, Evolution and Emergence of Rabies Virus in the Americas, Edward C. Holmes & Erin H. Harvey.-  The ecological range and principles of wildlife rabies virus perpetuation in the Americas, Amy T. Gilbert.- Historical Laboratory Contributions Supporting Rabies Diagnosis and Disease Prevention and Control in the Americas, Susan A. Nadin-Davis, et al.- Progression from nerve tissue vaccines to recombinant biologics, H. Ertl.- Wildlife Rabies Management in the New World: Prevention, Control and Elimination in Mesocarnivores, R. Chipman et al.- Management of vampire bats and rabies: past, present, and future, Tonie Rocke & Daniel Streicker.- Conflicting Perspectives on a Rabies Outbreak in a Venezuelan Rainforest, 2007-2008, C. Briggs.- Rabies, Medicine, andCulture: Dogs, Disease, and Urban Life in the United States, 1840-1920, Jessica Wang.- Historical disparities in health: rabies surveillance, risk factors and prevention, Amira Roess et al.- The Health Economics of Rabies in the Americas: An Historical Summary and a Synthesis of the Literature, S.A. Shwiff.- Towards the elimination of canine rabies in the americas: governance of a regional program, M. Vigilato et al.- Musing Over Non-technical Criticalities of Rabies Prevention and Control in the Americas, Victor J. Del Rio Vilas & Gilberto Montibeller.