Overview
- Editors:
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Axel Schmidt
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Faculty of Medicine, University Witten/Herdecke, Witten, Germany
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Olaf Weber
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Institut für Molekulare Medizin und Experimentelle Immunologie, Universitätsklinikum Bonn Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität, Bonn, Germany
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Manfred H. Wolff
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Faculty of Biosciences, University Witten/Herdecke, Witten, Germany
- Provides insights into a new epidemic
- Gives background information about coronaviruses
- Authored by leading scientists
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
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Table of contents (11 chapters)
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- Princess Margaret Hospital SARS Study Group, Po Oi Lee, Ping Tim Tsui, Tak Yin Tsang, Tai Nin Chau, Chi Pong Kwan et al.
Pages 71-85
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- Sherif R. Zaki, Cynthia S. Goldsmith
Pages 87-99
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- Caroline R. Astell, Robert A. Holt, Steven J. M. Jones, Marco A. Marra
Pages 101-128
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- Wolfgang Preiser, Christian Drosten, Hans Wilhelm Doerr
Pages 129-144
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- Charlene E. Bush-Donovan, Tony Mazzulli, Jill J. Detmer, Johan Surtihadi
Pages 145-158
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- Arthur Chun-Wing Lau, Loletta Kit-Ying So, Loretta Yin-Chun Yam
Pages 159-171
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- Kanchan Anand, Haitao Yang, Mark Bartlam, Zihe Rao, Rolf Hilgenfeld
Pages 173-199
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- Manfred H. Wolff, Syed A. Sattar, Olusola Adegbunrin, Jason Tetro
Pages 201-212
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Back Matter
Pages 227-232
About this book
It is with great pleasure that we introduce the first volume of Birkhäuser Advances in Infectious Diseases.This book series focuses on relevant and trending topics in microbiology and infectious diseases with emphasis on emerging pathogens and related diseases.This interdisciplinary series presents latest advances and new approaches in molecular biology as well as insights into human and veterinary clinical medicine. Furthermore, matters in epidemiology, disease management, hygiene and prevention of infectious diseases are discussed. Emerging or novel pathogens are a grand challenge in medical science. Therefore, we focused the first volume of this series on the outbreak of SARS. The advent of SARS is a threat for people around the globe. Our modern technologies in communication and mobility have figuratively transformed the world into a village. This traffic, however, reprensents a new opportunity to spread diseases, particularly such of infectious nature from tiny villages throughout the entire world. In-depth knowledge of a novel pathogen's characteristics will help to manage or event prevent pandemias.
Reviews
"... all the most relevant findings on SARS are considered in the pages of this interesting volume which is a precious tool for veterinarians, virologists, clinicians who are interested in improving their knowledge on Coronaviruses and this novel and severe disease." (European Review for Medical and Pharmacological Sciences)
Editors and Affiliations
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Faculty of Medicine, University Witten/Herdecke, Witten, Germany
Axel Schmidt
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Institut für Molekulare Medizin und Experimentelle Immunologie, Universitätsklinikum Bonn Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität, Bonn, Germany
Olaf Weber
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Faculty of Biosciences, University Witten/Herdecke, Witten, Germany
Manfred H. Wolff