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DescriptionClickable IMG   Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell; 1 edition (September 8, 2015) Language: English ISBN-10: 1118818733 ISBN-13: 978-1118818732 Approximately 75% of emerging infectious diseases are zoonoses, and the rate of emergence of zoonotic diseases is on the rise. Bats are being increasingly recognised as an important reservoir of zoonotic viruses of different families, including SARS coronavirus, Nipah virus, Hendra virus and Ebola virus. Understanding bats' role in emerging zoonotic diseases is crucial to this rapidly expanding area of research. "Bats and Viruses: A New Frontier of Emerging Infectious Diseases "provides an updated overview of research focusing on bat biology and the role bats play as hosts of many major zoonotic viruses. The text covers bat biology, immunology, and genomics. Chapters also delve into the various major bat-borne virus families, including lyssaviruses, paramyxoviruses, coronaviruses, filoviruses and reoviruses, among others. Edited by leaders in the field, "Bats and Viruses: A New Frontier of Emerging Infectious Diseases "is a timely, invaluable reference for bat researchers studying microbiology, virology and immunology, as well as infectious disease workers and epidemiologists, among others. Sharing WidgetAll Comments |
We naturally focus on issues that are more "in our face" such as terrorism and the environment but zoonotics are rapidly becoming a huge concern. For example-
-People are able to get anywhere in the world in less then 24 hours
-Mistrust in governments/authorities means people are much less likely to let people know they became sick while traveling.
-Surging populations eliminate "dead zones" between populations. In the past someone becoming ill in an isolated area might not reach another group of people until their illness was no longer contagious.
-Zoonotics are becoming very common. Species jumping use to be more uncommon however when it did occur (the plague, laasa fever,hantavirus) it was devastating. Now it is almost assumed that illnesses will species jump eventually. This is incredibly bad.