Avian Influenza or Bird Flu

AUTHOR: S. Nandi
PUBLISHER: Daya Publishing House
ISBN: 9788170355953
YEAR: 2009
PAGES: 131
SIZE: 14 X 22 X 1 cms.
BINDING: Hard
LANGUAGE: English

ABOUT THE BOOK: The book is written in a very simple and lucid manner so that everybody can read and understand very easily. The book is useful for scientist, teachers, students, officers, diagnosticians and general public as bird flu has become a hot and burning topic now-a-days and everybody will get lot of information about it. This book will provide information on the history, etiology, patho genesis, transmission, epidemiology, diagnosis and control of the bird flu. Besides, the receptors of influenza viruses, susceptibility of influenza viruses to physical and chemical agent, recent major outbreaks of avian influenza, influenza pandemics, collection and dispatch of materials for diagnosis of bird flu, avian influenza in wild birds and methods of killing of poultry in the event of an outbreak have been dealt with.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Dr. Sukdeb Nandi graduated in Veterinary Science and Animal Husbandry in 1986 from Bidhan Chandra Krishi Viswavidyalaya, Mohanpur, Nadia, W.B. He did his Master Degree and Ph.D. in Veterinary Virology from Indian Veterinary Research Institute in 1988 and 1992 respectively. He has been associated with teaching Veterinary Virology in the same institute for last 15 years. He is also involved in imparting trainings on serological and molecular diagnosis of different Viral Diseases of animals. He was awarded with DBT sponsored National Biotechnology Associateship and carried out research on biotechnological and molecular techniques of diagnosing the diseases at Indian Institute of Chemical Biology, Jadavpur, Kolkata from 1995 to 1996. He was also deputed to United Kingdom in 1998-1999 to undergo 'Transfer of Molecular Biology Training' (TOMBIT) at Institute for Animal Health, Pirbight to work on molecular aspects of Foot and Mouth Disease Virus. He has carried out research on Rabies, Sheep Pox, Goat Pox, Bluetongue, Infectious Bovine Rhinotracheitis and Canine Parvovirus infections in canines. He has travelled different places in United Kingdom, Scotland and France. Presently, he is working as Senior Scientist at Centre for Animal Disease Research and Diagnosis, Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar, U.P. He is also the author of 'Manual of Viral Disease Investigation'-a book very much useful for the scientists, teachers, students, diagnostician and others who are working in this area.

CONTENTS:
Preface
1. Introduction
2. History
3. Etiology
4. Pathogenesis
5. Receptor of Influenza Viruses
6. Cytokines in the Pathogenesis of Influenza
7. Virus and the Disease
8. Susceptibility to Physical and Chemical Agents
9. Ecology
10. Incidences and Distribution
11. Incubation Period, Transmission and Epidemiology
12. Low Pathogenicity Avian Influenza (LPAI) and High Pathogenicity Avian Influenza (HPAI): Symptoms and Lesions
13. Transmission of Influenza Virus between Species
14. Criteria for Classifying the Avian Influenza Viruses into HPAI and LPAI
15. Influenza Pandemics
16. Recent Major Outbreaks of Avian Influenza
17. Characteristics of Pandemic Influenza Viruses and Characteristics of 1997 H5N1 Hong Kong Influenza Virus
18. Human Health Implications
19. Treatment of Bird Flu Infections in Humans/ Anti-viral Agents
20. Avian Influenza and Human Death
21. Collection of Samples and Diagnosis of Avian Influenza
22. Prevention, Control and Eradication
23. Methods for Killing Poultry in the Event of an Avian Influenza Outbreaks
24. Avian Influenza in Wild Birds 5. Avian Influenza in Tigers and Leopards
25. Laboratories Authorized to
26. Test Samples Suspected for Avian Influenza
27. Vaccines Against Avian Influenza
28. Avian Influenza at a Glance
Conclusion
References
Index