Rabies: The Scientific Basis of the Disease and its Management, Fifth Edition is an authoritative reference on the current status of rabies, including the virological, clinical, and public health aspects of the disease. The Fifth Edition updates this classic reference with comprehensive coverage of the molecular virology, pathogenesis, diagnosis, immunology, treatment, epidemiology, and public health management of rabies. The book also covers One Health as it relates to rabies from concept to application and addresses the global impact and setbacks from the COVID-19 pandemic. Completely updated and revised, "Rabies, Fifth Edition", provides physicians, veterinarians, public health advisors, epidemiologists, and research scientists with a single source for authoritative and up-to-date information on the diagnosis, treatment, control, and prevention of this fatal infectious virus.
Table of Contents
1. Rabies Prevention Through the Ages2. Taxonomy
3. Rabies Virus
4. Epidemiology
5.Molecular Epidemiology
6. Rabies in Terrestrial Animals
7. Rabies in Livestock
8. Bat Rabies
9.Human Disease
10. Pathogenesis
11. Pathology
12. Immunology
13. Laboratory Diagnosis of Rabies
14. Measures of Rabies Immunity
15. Vaccines
16. Public Health Management of Humans at Risk
17. Therapy of Human Rabies
18. Dog Rabies and its Control
19. Rabies Control in Wild Carnivores
20. Elimination of Human Rabies Mediated by Dogs
21. Future Developments and Challenges