Hantaviruses are found world-wide and are associated with two severe disease syndromes, hemorrhagic fever and hantavirus pulmonary syndrome. The recent studies in this volume provide a basis for understanding the high human pathogenicity of theses viruses and their continued maintenance and transmission within rodent populations.
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List of Contents. - Hantaviruses: History and Overview. - Replication of Hantaviruses. - Hantavirus Maturation. - Virus Evolution and Genetic Diversity of Hantaviruses and Their Rodent Hosts. - Modeling Hantavirus Maintenance and Transmission in Rodent Communities. - Cellular Receptors and Hantavirus Pathogenesis. - Clinical Manifestations of New World Hantaviruses. - Clinical Characteristics of Hantavirus Infections on the Eurasian Continent. - Human Immune Response, Host Genetics, and Severity of Disease. - Vaccines Against Hantaviruses.
