Emergence and Control of Viral Respiratory Diseases

Feline Viral Upper Respiratory Diseases

Emergence and Control of Zoonotic Viral Encephalitides

The viral encephalitides of Eastern, Western, and Venezuelan equine encephalitis viruses have been of public health concern for years. Over the last decade, several outbreaks caused by emerging zoonotic viral encephalitides, such as West Nile virus in North America and Nipah virus in Malaysia and Singapore in 1999, resulted in serious illnesses and deaths in persons, domesticated food animals, ...

Serological study of bovine viral respiratory diseases in dairy herds in Kerman province, Iran

Respiratory disorders are major concern for dairy cattle industry. Viruses and bacteria in combinationwith stress play a key role in triggering acute respiratory infections. The most important viral agents arebovine viral diarrhoea virus (BVDV), bovine herpes virus type 1 (BHV-1), bovine respiratory syncytial virus(BRSV), parainfluenza virus type 3 (PIV-3) and bovine adenovirus (BAV). This cros...

The importance of vaccination in the control of the emerging viral diseases outbreaks

During the past decade several new viruses have emerged  making a  global health threat. The most pandemic threats are due to the  either zoonotic or  vector-borne viruses. The emerging of new infectious diseases continue to  be threaten of public health and the social activities including traveling or trade help to sustain and spread of the viruses.  Developing methods to manage and predict th...

Respiratory Viral Infections in Chronic Lung Diseases.

Chronic lung diseases, such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), asthma, cystic fibrosis (CF) and interstitial lung diseases (ILD), affect many individuals worldwide. Patients with these chronic lung diseases are susceptible to respiratory lung infections and some of these viral infections can contribute to disease pathogenesis. This review highlights the associations of lung infect...