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Book Review Arch Virol (2005) 150: 1267 DOI 10.1007/s00705-005-0553-6 Mahy, B. W. J. (ed.): Foot-and-Mouth Disease Virus. Current Topics in Micro- biology and Immunology vol 288, 178 pp. Springer, Berlin Heidelberg New York Tokyo 2004. ISBN 3-540-22419. Following on the 2001 outbreak of foot-and-mouth (FMD) disease in England, after a disease- free period of 33 years, this is a timely volume that summarizes our current knowledge of FMD pathogenesis and epidemiology as well as of the FMD virus. The book comprises seven chapters: 1. The history of FMD virus (B. W. J. Mahy); 2. FMD: host range and pathogenesis (S. Alexandersen and G. N. Mowat); 3. Translation and replication of FMD virus RNA (G. J. Belsham); 4. The structure of FMD virus (E. E. Fry, D. I. Stuart and D. J. Rowlands); 5. Natural and vaccine induced immunity (T. R. Doel); 6. Global epidemiology and prospects for control (R. P. Kitching); 7. FMD virus evolution: exploring pathways towards virus extinction (E. Domingo et al.). The authors are all recognized experts on various aspects of the disease and its aetiological viral agent and they provide the latest scientific information needed to reassess the current controversial policy of not vaccinating against FMD and http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Archives of Virology Springer Journals

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Arch Virol (2005) 150: 1267 DOI 10.1007/s00705-005-0553-6 Mahy, B. W. J. (ed.): Foot-and-Mouth Disease Virus. Current Topics in Micro- biology and Immunology vol 288, 178 pp. Springer, Berlin Heidelberg New York Tokyo 2004. ISBN 3-540-22419. Following on the 2001 outbreak of foot-and-mouth (FMD) disease in England, after a disease- free period of 33 years, this is a timely volume that summarizes our current knowledge of FMD pathogenesis and epidemiology as well as of the FMD virus. The book...
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Publisher
Springer Journals
Copyright
Copyright © 2005 by Springer-Verlag/Wien
Subject
Biomedicine; Medical Microbiology; Virology; Infectious Diseases
ISSN
0304-8608
eISSN
1432-8798
DOI
10.1007/s00705-005-0553-6
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Abstract

Arch Virol (2005) 150: 1267 DOI 10.1007/s00705-005-0553-6 Mahy, B. W. J. (ed.): Foot-and-Mouth Disease Virus. Current Topics in Micro- biology and Immunology vol 288, 178 pp. Springer, Berlin Heidelberg New York Tokyo 2004. ISBN 3-540-22419. Following on the 2001 outbreak of foot-and-mouth (FMD) disease in England, after a disease- free period of 33 years, this is a timely volume that summarizes our current knowledge of FMD pathogenesis and epidemiology as well as of the FMD virus. The book comprises seven chapters: 1. The history of FMD virus (B. W. J. Mahy); 2. FMD: host range and pathogenesis (S. Alexandersen and G. N. Mowat); 3. Translation and replication of FMD virus RNA (G. J. Belsham); 4. The structure of FMD virus (E. E. Fry, D. I. Stuart and D. J. Rowlands); 5. Natural and vaccine induced immunity (T. R. Doel); 6. Global epidemiology and prospects for control (R. P. Kitching); 7. FMD virus evolution: exploring pathways towards virus extinction (E. Domingo et al.). The authors are all recognized experts on various aspects of the disease and its aetiological viral agent and they provide the latest scientific information needed to reassess the current controversial policy of not vaccinating against FMD and

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Published: Jun 1, 2005

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