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OverviewThe history of research on hog cholera (HC)/classical swine fever (CSF) can be roughly divided into three phases which are characterized by the methods available at the time for demonstrati ng the causati ve agent. Phase covered the period before the viral etiology of HC was discovered by de Schweinitz and Dorset (1904)*. Thereafter (Phase II) the detection of HC virus (HCV) was accomplished by laborious, time-consuming and costly pig inoculation experiments. This explains the extensive search for methods not only for detection but also for accurate infectivity titration as well as for applicable serological techniques to solve urgent problems concerning the pathogenesis, diagnosis, epidemiology and prophylaxis of HC. It was not before the late fifties that HC research entered Phase III when fluorescent antibody techniques offered not only the means for detection and titration of HCV in porcine cell cultures but also for more intensive research on hog cholera and its virus. And yet, there are a number of questions to be answered, e. g. on the genetic and antigenic relation of HCV to bovine viral diarrhea (BVD) virus. There are indications that Phase IV of HC research will bear the stamp of biotechnology. In view of this development it appears appropriate to give an up-dating and summarizing account of HC/CSF including comparative aspects of infections caused by structurally related viruses. The editIon of the present volume would have been impossible without the cooperation of several known scientists who instantly agreed when asked for contribution. Full Product DetailsAuthor: B. LiessPublisher: Kluwer Academic Publishers Imprint: Kluwer Academic Publishers Edition: 1988 ed. Volume: 5 Dimensions: Width: 15.50cm , Height: 1.90cm , Length: 23.50cm Weight: 1.370kg ISBN: 9780898389692ISBN 10: 0898389690 Pages: 298 Publication Date: 31 October 1987 Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsReviewsAll those concerned with the diagnosis, research or control of classical swine fever/hog cholera should study this book, and will undoubtedly come to regard it as an essential work of reference. (S. Edwards in Tropical Animal Health and Production, 21,1989) Author InformationTab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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