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Crossing Viral Boundaries

Zoonotic Infections and Strategies for Public Health Preparedness

  • 1st Edition - March 1, 2027
  • Latest edition
  • Editors: Zubaida Hassan, Nurulfiza Mat Isa
  • Language: English

Crossing Boundaries in Zoonotic Viral Infections and Strategies for Public Health Preparedness addresses the urgent need for a deeper understanding of zoonotic viruses, which… Read more

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Description

Crossing Boundaries in Zoonotic Viral Infections and Strategies for Public Health Preparedness addresses the urgent need for a deeper understanding of zoonotic viruses, which pose significant public health threats and require improved preparedness. It provides up-to-date insights into the biology, transmission, and epidemiology of key zoonotic virus families, explores the associated human diseases, and discusses diagnostic and treatment strategies. This comprehensive book systematically explores major zoonotic virus families, beginning with an introductory overview of virology, zoonoses, and human-animal interactions, setting the stage for understanding virus transmission and public health challenges. Each subsequent chapter delves into a specific virus family—covering their discovery, biology, transmission routes, cellular targets, disease mechanisms, diagnostics, treatments, outbreak case studies, and surveillance strategies. Additionally, the book introduces simulation tools for modeling viral pathogenesis and predicting cross-species transmission. It concludes with a synthesis of key themes, emphasizing global health policies, preparedness, and future directions for managing zoonotic viral threats effectively equipping future scientists with essential knowledge and resources to combat emerging zoonotic infections.

Key features

  • Summarizes the general characteristics, transmission modes, epidemiology, replication strategies, and cellular tropism of various zoonotic virus families
  • Examines human diseases linked to these zoonotic viruses, along with current diagnostic methods and treatment options
  • Presents simulation tools and packages utilized to model viral pathogenesis and assess the risk of cross-species transmission
  • Analyzes recent findings to provide the latest insights into zoonotic virus biology and their impact on human health
  • Highlights emerging trends and future directions in research and modeling efforts for zoonotic virus spillover prediction

Readership

Researchers in virology and infectious diseases engaged in the study of emerging and re-emerging viruses, public health professionals tasked with preparing and responding to emerging diseases and disease outbreaks

Table of contents

1. Introduction

2. Arenaviridae

3. Bunyaviridae

4. Coronaviridae

5. Filoviridae

6. Flaviviridae

7. Orthomyxoviridae

8. Paramyxoviridae

9. Poxviridae

10. Reoviridae

11. Rhabdoviridae

12. Togaviridae

13. Other Animal Virus Families of Zoonotic Potential

14. Summary and Conclusion

Product details

  • Edition: 1
  • Latest edition
  • Published: March 1, 2027
  • Language: English

About the editors

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Zubaida Hassan

Zubaida Hassan is currently a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Life Sciences, Modibbo Adama University in Yola, Nigeria. Dr. Hassan earned her BTech in Microbiology from Federal University of Technology, Yola, Nigeria, her MSc in Microbiology (Cell and Molecular Biology)

at the Universiti Putra Malaysia, and her PhD in Biomedical Sciences (Molecular Virology) at the United Arab Emirates University. Dr. Hassan’s PhD project was on ‘Structural impact of Epstein-Barr virus-encoded small RNA-1 on its transport and function’. Dr. Hassan has several publications in peer‐reviewed journals, contributed book chapters, and co-authored a book on Molecular Techniques for Studying Viruses. Dr. Hassan’s research interest focused on viral pathogenesis, especially on oncogenic and zoonotic viruses that are of public health concern. Dr. Hassan received several international conference scholarship awards from reputable organizations to attend and present her work.

Affiliations and expertise
Senior Lecturer, Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Life Sciences, Modibbo Adama University, Yola, Nigeria

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Nurulfiza Mat Isa

Nurulfiza Mat Isa is an Associate Professor in the Department of Cell and Molecular Biology, Faculty of Biotechnology and Biomolecular Sciences, Universiti Putra Malaysia and also the Head of the Laboratory of Vaccine and Biomolecules, Institute of Bioscience, Universiti Putra Malaysia. Dr. Isa obtained her first degree in Biotechnology and PhD in Molecular Biology from Universiti Putra Malaysia. She was appointed as an Honorary Member of the Evolution, Ecology and Behaviour Department, University of Liverpool, United Kingdom during her Post-Doctoral fellowship in ageing bioinformatics research. Dr. Isa’s primary research interests are in molecular mechanisms of viral pathogenesis and infectious diseases, with a particular focus on poultry viruses. She has significant publications in peer‐reviewed journals and book chapters related to poultry and animal viruses. She has received several national and international awards and secured several grants related to poultry vaccine development and virus profiling. She was also appointed to the Expert Panel at both national and international level and has been trained as an Ensemble trainer by the Ensembl outreach program in the genomics field.

Affiliations and expertise
Associate Professor, Department of Cell and Molecular Biology, Faculty of Biotechnology and Biomolecular Sciences and Head of the Laboratory of Vaccine and Biomolecules at the Institute of Bioscience, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia