Cover -- Copyright page -- Contents -- Chapter 1. Introduction: The Emergence of Pathogenic Viruses -- References -- Chapter 2. History of Emerging Viruses in the Late 20th Century and the Paradigm Observed in an Emerging Prion Disease -- Introduction -- Human behavior and herpes simplex virus, type 2 (HSV-2) -- Human immunodeficiency virus, type 1 (HIV-1) -- Human T-lymphotropic viruses -- Hepatitis C virus -- Variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (vCJD) -- Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 3. Zoonoses in the Emergence of Human Viral Diseases -- Introduction -- Historical aspects of zoonoses -- Transmission modes -- Factors influencing the epidemiology of viral zoonoses -- References -- Chapter 4. Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus (SARS-CoV) -- The beginning of the epidemic and the identification of SARS-CoV -- The epidemic-timeline and highlights -- Emergence and origin of SARS-CoV -- The virus -- Human disease -- Implications for the future -- References -- Chapter 5. The Pandemic Threat of Avian Influenza Viruses -- Introduction -- Virology -- Pandemic influenza -- Avian influenza -- Prevention and treatment of influenza -- Acknowledgment -- References -- Chapter 6. The Emerging West Nile Virus: From the Old World to the New -- Introduction -- The virus -- Geography -- Transmission -- Clinical aspects of WNV infection -- Conclusions -- Acknowledgments -- References -- Chapter 7. Monkeypox Virus Infections -- Introduction -- Description of the agent -- Epidemiology of MPV infections -- Clinical features -- Laboratory diagnosis -- Prevention of MPV infections -- Treatment of MPV infections -- Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 8. Hantaviruses in the Old and New World -- Introduction -- Historical background -- Hantaviruses, their rodent hosts, and routes of transmission.

The many clinical faces of HTV infections: HFRS-HPS and NE-HPS, and their pathogenesis -- Laboratory diagnosis and differential diagnosis -- What to treat and not to treat -- References -- Chapter 9. Nipah and Hendra Viruses -- Introduction -- Classification, structure, and virology -- Epidemiology -- Pathogenesis and clinical characteristics -- Clinical manifestations -- Laboratory diagnosis -- Treatment, prevention, and control -- Ecologic aspects and future considerations -- Acknowledgments -- References -- Chapter 10. Japanese Encephalitis Virus: The Geographic Distribution, Incidence, and Spread of a Virus with a Propensity to Emerge in New Areas -- Introduction -- Japanese encephalitis virus -- Clinical description and disease associations -- Laboratory diagnosis -- Ecology: vertebrate hosts and vectors -- Geographic range, incidence, and seasonality -- Virus spread -- Prevention -- Future spread of JEV -- Acknowledgements -- References -- Chapter 11. Dengue and the Dengue Viruses -- Introduction -- The virus and the vectors -- Dengue virus genome and replication -- Mosquito vectors and virus transmission cycles -- Epidemic patterns of dengue -- Clinical features -- Laboratory diagnosis -- Pathogenesis and pathology -- Treatment -- Control and prevention -- Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 12. Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever Virus -- Historical review -- Virus description -- Molecular biology and phylogenetic relationships -- Disease cycle -- CCHF in humans: modes of transmission and risk factors -- Pathophysiology -- Clinical findings -- Laboratory findings -- Diagnosis -- Prognostic factors -- Treatment and prevention -- The risk of CCHFV as an agent of bioterrorism -- Emerging CCHF -- References -- Chapter 13. Surveillance for Newly Emerging Viruses -- Introduction and background -- Surveillance methodology and approaches to surveillance.

Implications for future policy, practice, and research -- References -- Colour Section -- List of Contributors -- Index.