Advances in Virus Research, Volume 95

• Chapter One: Peste des Petits Ruminants Virus
  • Abstract
  • 1 Emergence of PPRV
  • 2 Host Range
  • 3 Current Distribution
  • 4 Virus Transmission and Spread
  • 5 Molecular Biology of the Virus
  • 6 Vaccines
  • 7 Diagnostics for PPRV
  • 8 Toward the Global Control and Eradication of PPR
  • 9 Areas for Future Research
• Chapter Two: Cell-to-Cell Spread of HIV and Viral Pathogenesis
  • Abstract
  • 1 Introduction
  • 2 T-Cell Virological Synapse
  • 3 Infectious Synapses and trans-Infection
  • 4 Role of Cell-to-Cell Infection During Sexual Transmission
  • 5 Conclusions
• Chapter Three: Future Scenarios for Plant Virus Pathogens as Climate Change Progresses
  • Abstract
  • 1 Introduction
  • 2 General Considerations
  • 3 Direct Climate Effects
  • 4 Indirect Climate Effects
  • 5 Implications for Control
  • 6 Information Gaps and Deficiencies
  • 7 Conclusions
  • Acknowledgments
• Chapter Four: Autophagy and Mammalian Viruses: Roles in Immune Response, Viral Replication, and Beyond
  • Abstract
  • 1 The Autophagic Machinery in Mammalian Cells
  • 2 Autophagy in Innate Immune Control of Virus Infections
  • 3 Adaptive Antiviral Immune Responses Mediated by Autophagy
  • 4 Autophagy Manipulation by Viruses
  • 5 Unconventional Use of Autophagy Proteins
  • 6 Role of Autophagy in Virus Particle Release
  • 7 Conclusions and Future Directions
  • Acknowledgments
• Chapter Five: Historical Perspective: What Constitutes Discovery (of a New Virus)?
  • Abstract
  • 1 The Unique Role of Ultrafiltration in the Development of Virology
  • 2 Proof That the Infectious Agent Is a Virus
  • 3 The Contemporary Sense of the Identity of a New Virus
  • 4 Proof That the New Virus Is the Etiologic Agent of the Disease (“Proof of Causation”)
  • 5 The Discovery and Discoverers of New Viruses
  • Acknowledgment
• Index

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