Avian influenza / edited by David E. Swayne.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Influenza A virus / David L. Suarez -- Molecular determinants of pathogenicity for avian influenza viruses / Michael L. Perdue -- Ecology of avian influenza in wild birds / David E. Stallknecht and Justin D. Brown -- Epidemiology of avian influenza in agricultural and other man-made systems / David E. Swayne -- Pathobiology of avian influenza virus infections in birds and mammals / David E. Swayne and Mary Pantin-Jackwood -- The global nature of avian influenza / David E. Swayne -- The beginning and spread of fowl plague (H7 high pathogenicity avian influenza) across Europe and Asia (1878-1955) / Erhard F. Kaleta and Catherine P.A. R�ulke --

High pathogenicity avian influenza in the Americas / David E. Swayne -- Highly pathogenic avian influenza outbreaks in Europe, Asia, and Africa since 1959, excluding the Asian H5N1 virus outbreaks / Dennis J. Alexander, Ilaria Capua, and Guus Koch -- Avian influenza in Australia / Leslie D. Sims and Andrew J. Turner -- Multicontinental epidemic of H5N1 HPAI virus (1996-2007) / Leslie D. Sims and Ian H. Brown -- Avian influenza control strategies / David E. Swayne -- Avian influenza diagnostics and surveillance methods / Erica Spackman, David L. Suarez, and Dennis A. Senne -- Mass depopulation as an effective measure for disease control purposes / Elizabeth A. Krushinskie ... [et al.] -- Methods for disposal of poultry carcasses / Boris Brglez and John Hahn -- Farm and regional biosecurity practices / Carol J. Cardona --

Farm biosecurity risk assessment and audits / David Shapiro and Bruce Stewart-Brown -- Methods for inactivation of avian influenza virus in the environment / Nathan G. Birnbaum and Bethany O'Brien -- Vaccines, vaccination, and imunology for avian influenza viruses in poultry / David E. Swayne and Darrell R. Kapczynski -- Public health implications of avian influenza viruses / Nancy J. Cox and Timothy M. Uyeki -- The role of educational programs in the control of avian influenza / Nathaniel L. Tablante -- Trade and food safety aspects for avian influenza viruses / David E. Swayne and Colleen Thomas -- Control of low pathogenicity avian influenza / David A. Halvorson -- The economics of avian influenza / Anni McLeod -- Global strategy for highly pathogenic avian influenza: progressive control and eradication, and postoutbreak recovery / Juan Lubroth, Subhash Morzaria, and Alejandro B. Thiermann.