Revised edition of: Fenner's veterinary virology / edited by N. James MacLachlan and Edward J. Dubovi. 4th ed. �2011.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Part 1: The principles of Veterinary and zoonotic virology. The nature of viruses -- Virus replication -- Pathogenesis of viral infections and diseases -- Antiviral immunity and virus vaccines -- Laboratory diagnosis of viral infections -- Epidemiology and control of viral diseases -- Part 2: Veterinary and zoonotic viruses. Poxviridae -- Asfarviridae and Iridoviridae -- Herpesvirales -- Adeoviridae -- Papillomaviridae and polyomaviridae -- Parvoviridae -- Circoviridae and anelloviridae -- Retroviridae -- Reoviridae -- Birnaviridae and Picobirnaviridae -- Paramyxoviridae and pneumoviridae -- Rhabdoviridae -- Filoviridae -- Bornaviridae -- Orthomyxoviridae -- Bunyaviridae -- Arenaviridae -- Coronaviridae -- Arteriviridae and Roniviridae -- Picornaviridae -- Caliciviridae and astroviridae -- Togaviridae -- Flaviviridae -- Other viruses: Hepeviridae, hepadnaviridae, deltaviruses, nodaviridae and unclassified viruses -- Prions: agents of transmissible spongiform encephalopathies.

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This reference presents the fundamental principles of veterinary virology, virus structure, genome replication, and viral diseases of animals, while also focusing on the topics' clinical aspects.