Marks R. Viral Diagnostics. Advances and Applications 2013

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This book illustrates a variety of challenges that bug hunters try to solve. It is an outstanding collection of the insights and expertise of an interdisciplinary group of researchers from all walks of life: virologists, physicians, immunologists, electrochemists, physicists, computer scientists, biotechnologists, epidemiologists, and molecular biologists, all working at the forefront of diagnostics in fields that cross scientific boundaries. Notwithstanding a dire moment as that of the recent Ebola outbreak in West Africa that saddens us all, we must more than ever peregrinate across oceans, and take the fight to them, as these invisible and exotic but deadly enemies know no barriers and constantly invade our lives. The coming epidemics and killer pandemics require us to continuously innovate in areas of prevention, detection, and therapy.The present volume focuses on creating virus alerts or hand-held detectors to bring to the field during an epidemic, when possible, or tools for the healthcare worker to rapidly diagnose the patient’s ailment. The authors describe the conventional cell cultures and molecular biology methodologies, while introducing state-of-the-art multidisciplinary biosensors. This book is not a manual, set of protocols, or a textbook; it is a glimpse into the advances of virus diagnostic research. Included are a variety of topics that encompass world health issues, local folklore such as associating outbreaks with witchcraft, problems in getting healthcare workers to the outbreak areas, and insights in viral diagnostic pitfalls.
Practical Experience with an Integrated Syndromic Surveillance System in the Medical, Veterinary, Nursing, and Emergency Respons
Environmental Surveillance for Polioviruses in Israel: Bioerror, Bioterror, or just Mother Nature
Filoviruses: Deadly Pathogens and Potential Bioweapons
Bridging Diagnostics Research, Development, and Commercialization: Diagnostics for the Developing World
Oropouche Fever: An Overview of the Epidemiological and Molecular Aspects in the Brazilian Amazon Region
Is Avian Influenza Subtype H5N1 a Cause for Concern? A Critical Analysis
Diagnostics of Viral Respiratory Diseases
Reverse Genetics as a Tool for Detection of Negative-Stranded RNA Viruses
Diagnostics of Ebola Hemorrhagic Fever Virus
Pathogen Detection Using Spatially Focused Microwaves and Metal-Enhanced Fluorescence
Lyssavirus Surveillance and Diagnostics: Focus on Africa
Detection of Human Pathogens under Basic Laboratory Conditions by DNA Hybridization Arrays
Differentiation between Viral and Bacterial Respiratory Infections Using Chemiluminescence of Polymorphonuclear Leukocytes
Phage Display for Viral Diagnostics
Nanolithography and Biochips’ Role in Viral Detection
Optical Fiber Immunosensors and Genosensors for the Detection of Viruses
Aptamers, a New Class of Binders, with Particular Focus on Diagnostics and Bioactivity in the Field of Virology
Pseudotyped Viruses: A New Sero-Diagnostic Tool
Nucleic Acid Isothermal Amplification Technologies and Point-of-Care Diagnostics
Recent Ebola and Marburg Viral Hemorrhagic Fever Outbreaks in Uganda: The Need for Quick, Reliable Diagnostic Tests
Amperometric Immunoand DNA Sensors for Rapid and Specific Identification of Viruses