Current Laboratory Techniques in Rabies Diagnosis, Research

ISBN-13: 9780128000144 / Angielski / Twarda / 2014

Charles C E Rupprecht & Thirumeni Nagarajan

Opis

Laboratory Techniques in Rabies Diagnosis, Research and Prevention provides a basic understanding of the current trends in rabies. It establishes a new facility for rabies surveillance, vaccine and antibody manufacturing. It offers clarity about the choice of laboratory methods for diagnosis and virus typing, of systems for producing monoclonal and polyclonal antibodies and of methods for testing potency of vaccines and antibodies. The book covers advancements in the classical methods described as well as recent methods and approaches pertaining to rabies diagnosis and research.

• Supplies techniques pertaining to rabies diagnosis and research
• Provides an update on the conventional and modern vaccines for rabies prevention
• Offers updates on the full length antibodies and antibody fragments for post exposure prophylaxis of rabies
• Presents technique descriptions that can be used to be compared to industry protocols to identify and establish potential new techniques

Recenzje

"I would recommend this book for the library of anyone involved in lyssavirus research, rabies control, or diagnosis of infectious diseases -- both medical doctors and veterinarians. Score: 87 - 3 Stars" --Doody's

Spis treści

PART ONE: INTRODUCTION

PART TWO: RABIES DIAGNOSIS Section A: Demonstration of Viral Subunits and Antigens Section B: Demonstration of Viral Nucleic AcidsSection C: Demonstration of Viral Antibodies and Immune ComplexesSection D: Typing/Differentiation of LyssavirusesSection E: Demonstration of Viral-Induced Changes in Tissues/Organs

PART THREE: RABIES BIOLOGICS Section F: Rabies Vaccines for Humans or Other AnimalsSection G: Rabies Antibodies/Fragments

O autorze

Professor Charles E. Rupprecht is the Director of Research at the Global Alliance for Rabies Control and is the previous Director of WHO Collaborating Center for Rabies Research. He has won numerous federal service awards including the National Center for Infectious Diseases Public Health Protection Research Award in 2005. Professor Nagarajan Thirumeni is a professor in biotechnology and the manager of Indian Immunologics Ltd. as well as the general manager of research and development in the biologics division of E. Ltd, Hyderabad, India.