NR ANIS
AU Kaaden,O.R.; Eichhorn,W.; Essbauer,S.
TI Recent developments in the epidemiology of virus diseases
QU Journal of Veterinary Medicine. Series B, Infectious Diseases and Veterinary Public Health 2002 Feb; 49(1): 3-6
PT journal article; review; review, tutorial
AB There is continual variation in viral epidemics regarding clinical symptoms, duration and disappearance, and the emergence of new diseases. This can be observed in both human and animal diseases. This evolution of virus diseases is mainly related to three factors: aetiological agent, host and environment. As far as genetic alterations of the virus are concerned, two major mechanisms are involved: mutations such as recombination and reassortment; and selection for resistance or susceptibility. This review focuses on the epidemiology of newly emerged virus diseases in man and animals, such as acquired immunodeficiency syndrome, haemorraghic fevers, bovine spongiform encephalopathy, canine haemorraghic disease and respiratory syndrome in horses.
ZR 25
MH Animal; Cattle; Disease Outbreaks; Dogs; Horses; Human; Support, Non-U.S. Gov't; Virus Diseases/*epidemiology/transmission/virology; World Health; Zoonoses
AD Institute of Medical Microbiology, Infectious and Epidemic Diseases, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Germany. okaaden@lrz.uni-muenchen.de
SP englisch
PO Deutschland