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    The Evolution and Emergence of RNA Viruses by Holmes, Edward C.;

    Series: Oxford Series in Ecology and Evolution;

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    Product details:

    • Publisher OUP Oxford
    • Date of Publication 25 June 2009

    • ISBN 9780199211135
    • Binding Paperback
    • No. of pages266 pages
    • Size 233x156x13 mm
    • Weight 468 g
    • Language English
    • Illustrations 72 illustrations
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    Short description:

    While the study of viral evolution has developed rapidly in the last 30 years, little attention has been directed toward linking the mechanisms of viral evolution to the epidemiological outcomes of these processes. This book intends to fill this gap by considering the patterns and processes of viral evolution at all its spatial and temporal scales.

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    Long description:

    RNA viruses provide unique insights into the patterns and processes of evolutionary change in real time. The study of viral evolution is especially topical given the growing awareness that emerging and re-emerging diseases (most of which are caused by RNA viruses) represent a major threat to public health. However, while the study of viral evolution has developed rapidly in the last 30 years, relatively little attention has been directed toward linking work on the mechanisms of viral evolution within cells or individual hosts, to the epidemiological outcomes of these processes. This novel book fills this gap by considering the patterns and processes of viral evolution across their entire range of spatial and temporal scales.

    The Evolution and Emergence of RNA Viruses provides a comprehensive overview of RNA virus evolution, with a particular focus on genomic and phylogenetic approaches. This is the first book to link mechanisms of viral evolution with disease dynamics, using high-profile examples in emergence and evolution such as influenza, HIV, dengue fever, and rabies. It also reveals the underlying evolutionary processes by which emerging viruses cross species boundaries and spread in new hosts.

    The aim of the Oxford Series in Ecology and Evolution is to stimulate ideas in new research fields, and The Evolution and Emergence of RNA viruses is an excellent addition to this series.

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    Table of Contents:

    Introduction
    The Origins of RNA Viruses
    The Mechanisms of RNA Virus Evolution
    The RNA Virus Quasispecies
    Comparative Genomics and the Macroevolution of RNA Viruses
    The Molecular Epidemiology, Phylogeography and Emergence of RNA Viruses
    Case Studies in RNA Virus Evolution and Emergence
    Epilogue
    References
    Index

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