Avian Influenza Virus

With the growing global fear of a major pandemic, avian influenza (AI) virus research has greatly increased in importance. In Avian Influenza Virus, an expert team of researchers and diagnosticians examine the fundamental, yet essential, virological methods for AI virus research and diagnostics as well as some of the newest molecular procedures currently used for basic and applied research. They present exciting, cutting-edge new methods that focus both on studying the virus itself and on work with avian hosts, an area greatly lacking in research. The book details wild bird monitoring, including sampling methods and virus detection, and covers reverse genetics with avian influenza virus. Each chapter provides readily reproducible laboratory protocols offering step-by-step instruction and lists of the necessary equipment for the task.