New and evolving infections of the 21st century / [edited by] I.W. Fong & Ken Alibek.

New York, NY : Springer, [2007], ©2007.

xiv, 375 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

West Nile virus in Americas -- Hantavirus cardiopulmonary syndrome: a new twist to an established pathogen -- Human ehrlichioses and anaplasmosis -- Cross-species transmission of poxviruses -- The severe acute respiratory syndrome -- Newly identified human herpesviruses: HHV-6, HHV-7, adn HHV-8 -- Nipah and Hendra viruses encephalitis -- Enterovirus 71 encephalitis -- Avian influenza viruses and pandemic influenza.