04100nam a22006135i 4500 978-3-031-25405-5 DE-He213 20251030112339.0 cr nn 008mamaa 240629s2024 sz | s |||| 0|eng d 9783031254055 978-3-031-25405-5 10.1007/978-3-031-25405-5 doi QR180-189.5 MJCM bicssc MED044000 bisacsh MJCM thema History of Rabies in the Americas: From the Pre-Columbian to the Present, Volume II [electronic resource] : Historical Introductions and Disease Status To Date / edited by Charles E. Rupprecht. 1st ed. 2024. Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2024. XVI, 419 p. 181 illus., 145 illus. in color. online resource. text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier text file PDF rda Fascinating Life Sciences, 2509-6753 1. Rabies in Canada -- 2. Rabies in the USA -- 3. Rabies in Mexico -- 4. Rabies in the Caribbean -- 5. Rabies in Central America -- 6. Rabies in Colombia -- 7. Rabies in Brazil -- 8. Rabies in Venezuela -- 9. Rabies in Guyana, French Giana, and Suriname -- 10. Rabies in Chile -- 11. Rabies in Peru -- 12. Rabies in Ecuador -- 13. Rabies in Argentina -- 14. Rabies in Bolivia -- 15. Rabies in Paraguay -- 16. Rabies in Uruguay -- 17. Conclusions and future perspectives for the region -- 18. Afterword. Rabies is one of the oldest known pathogens, is incurable, and has the highest fatality rate of all infectious diseases. The Americas is the only region with bat rabies virus, including vampire bat rabies. The region is rich in cultural references and notable for many discoveries in the field, including the current vaccine potency test, diagnostic assay, conception of oral vaccines for wildlife, the first human survivor and the first successful canine rabies program executed at a broad level. Rabies remains the most important viral zoonosis, with tens of thousands of human fatalities and tens of millions of exposures annually, which can be used to model for other pathogens, such as COVID-19. There is an international effort to eliminate human rabies caused by dogs over the next decade, and the Americas represent the primary region with the greatest proof-of-concept evidence to accomplish this goal. This two-volume set addresses the medical history and modern results of rabies in countries throughout the Americas, including the implications of and on cultural, economic, sociological, and research developments in the region. Volume II provides an in-depth analysis of the rabies' presence and impact in specific countries, including historical perspectives, advances in research and understanding, and current status. . Immunology. 69214 Virology. 72539 Medicine History. 71334 Veterinary medicine. Vaccines Biotechnology. 77536 Biomaterials. Immunology. 69214 Virology. 72539 History of Medicine. 71335 Veterinary Science. 72012 Biomaterials-Vaccines. 77537 Rupprecht, Charles E. editor. edt http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt 79552 SpringerLink (Online service) Springer Nature eBook Printed edition: 9783031254048 Printed edition: 9783031254062 Printed edition: 9783031254079 Fascinating Life Sciences, 2509-6753 79553 https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-25405-5 ZDB-2-SBL ZDB-2-SXB 61125 61125