Catalogue of Arthropod-borne Viruses of the World

Download or read book Catalogue of Arthropod-borne Viruses of the World written by Richard Moreland Taylor and published by . This book was released on 1967 with total page 930 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This first published edition of the Catalogue of Arthropod-borne Viruses provides concise and standardized information on 204 viruses provisionally classifies as arboviruses. The published version is a facsimile of the February 1967 version of the ongoing working Catalogue. The working Catalogue is constantly updated and has a limited distribution. Eligible for registration in the Catalogue are vertebrate viruses, published and unpublished, which are biologically transmitted by arthropods. Registrations are voluntarily submitted by working arbovirologists. Information on each virus includes: source and manner of isolation; physical, chemical, and antigenic characteristics; natural and experimental host range; pathogenesis; geographic distribution; and the frequency and symptomatology of human infection.