Molecular Detection of Animal Viral Pathogens

Molecular Detection of Animal Viral Pathogens presents expert summaries on state-of-the-art diagnostic approaches for major animal viral pathogens, with a particular emphasis on identification and differentiation at the molecular level.

Written by specialists in related research areas, each chapter provides a concise overview of an individual virus or group concerning its

• Classification
• Morphology
• Genome organization
• Epidemiology
• Clinical features
• Diagnosis
• Sample collection and preparation procedures
• Molecular detection protocols

Each chapter also discusses future prospects or further research requirements for streamlining the identification and epidemiological tracking of the virus concerned.

With broad coverage presented in a concise format, Molecular Detection of Animal Viral Pathogens is an essential reference for both beginning and experienced laboratory scientists as well as students of virology. It also offers an indispensable guide applicable to medical, veterinary, and industrial settings that are dependent on speedy turnarounds, extreme sensitivity, and exquisite specificity of virological testing for decision making and disease prevention.

Introductory Remarks. POSITIVE-SENSE RNA VIRUSES. Betanodavirus. Taura Syndrome Virus. Bee Paralysis Virus. Iflavirus (Deformed Wing Virus). Avian Encephalomyelitis Virus. Duck Hepatitis Virus. Foot-and-Mouth Disease Virus. Porcine Encephalomyocarditis Virus. Porcine Teschovirus (Teschen–Talfan Disease). Swine Vesicular Disease Virus. Avian Astroviruses. Hepatitis E Virus. Feline Calicivirus. Porcine Caliciviruses. Vesicular Exanthema of Swine Virus. Avian Leukosis Virus. Bovine Leukemia Virus. Caprine Arthritis–Encephalitis Virus and Visna–Maedi Virus. Equine Infectious Anemia Virus. Feline Immunodeficiency Virus. Feline Leukemia Virus. Reticuloendotheliosis Viruses. Border Disease Virus (Hairy Shaker Disease). Bovine Viral Diarrhea Viruses 1 and 2. Classical Swine Fever Virus. Louping Ill Virus. West Nile Virus. Eastern and Western Equine Encephalitis Viruses. Venezuelan Equine Encephalitis Virus. Equine Arteritis Virus. Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome Virus. Yellow Head Complex Viruses, Including Gill-Associated Virus. Avian Infectious Bronchitis Virus. Bovine Coronavirus. Feline Enteric Coronavirus and Feline Infectious Peritonitis Virus. Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea Virus. Toroviruses. NEGATIVE-SENSE RNA VIRUSES. Avian Bornavirus. Bovine Ephemeral Fever Virus. Rabies Virus. Vesicular Stomatitis Virus. Avian Influenza Virus. Equine Influenza Virus. Infectious Salmon Anemia Virus. Swine Influenza A Virus. Avian Metapneumovirus. Bovine Respiratory Syncytial Virus. Canine Distemper Virus. Hendra Virus. Menangle Virus. Newcastle Disease Virus. Nipah Virus. Peste des Petits Ruminants Virus. Porcine Rubulavirus (Blue Eye Disease). Rinderpest Virus. Ebola Virus. Marburg Virus. NEGATIVE- AND AMBI-SENSE RNA VIRUSES. Akabane Virus. Hantaviruses. Nairobi Sheep Disease Virus. Rift Valley Fever Virus. Schmallenberg Virus. Arenaviruses. Picobirnaviruses. Infectious Myonecrosis Virus. Infectious Bursal Disease Virus. African Horse Sickness Virus. Bluetongue Virus. Epizootic Hemorrhagic Disease Virus. Equine Encephalosis Virus. Rotaviruses. DNA VIRUSES. Beak and Feather Disease Virus. Porcine Circovirus. Aleutian Mink Disease Virus. Canine Parvovirus. Goose Parvovirus (Gosling Plague). Penaeus monodon Hepandensovirus. Penaeus stylirostris Penstyldensovirus. Porcine Parvovirus. Polyomaviruses. Bovine Papillomaviruses. Poultry Adenoviruses. Betaherpesvirinae (Suid herpesvirus 2). Iltovirus (Infectious Laryngotracheitis Virus). Macavirus. Marek’s Disease Virus (Gallid herpesvirus 2) and Herpesvirus of Turkey (Melagrid herpesvirus 1). Cypriniviruses. Ictalurid Herpesvirus 1. Abalone Herpesvirus. African Swine Fever Virus. Megalocytiviruses. Avipoxvirus. Capripoxviruses: Sheeppox, Goatpox and Lumpy Skin Disease Viruses. Myxoma Virus. Orthopoxvirus. Parapoxvirus. White Spot Syndrome Virus. PRIONS. Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy. Chronic Wasting Disease.

Dongyou Liu, PhD, undertook veterinary science education at Hunan Agricultural University, China, and postgraduate training at the University of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Over the past two decades, he worked at several research and clinical laboratories in Australia and the United States, focusing on molecular characterization and virulence determination of microbial pathogens, such as ovine foot rot bacterium, dermatophyte fungi and listeriae, and the development of nucleic acid-based quality assurance models for security-sensitive and emerging viral pathogens. In addition to authoring over 50 original research and review articles in various international journals, he has contributed to 140 book chapters and edited several books.