Brain, Vol. 127, No. 5, 1210-1211, 2004
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doi: 10.1093/brain/awh018
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Rabies
RABIESEdited by Alan C. Jackson and William H. Wunner
2002. Pp. 493. London: Academic press: An Elsevier Science Imprint.
Price £69.50. ISBN 0-12-379077-8.
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Rabies is a major health problem in developing countries and has emerged again in the USA due to bat rabies virus variants. There have been major advances in the last decade, especially in the field of molecular biology, which have led to a better understanding of its epidemiology, pathogenesis and diagnosis and to the development of effective control programmes in wildlife. This is a comprehensive book, dealing with the history of rabies from antiquity to the modern era and the molecular virology, epidemiology, pathology, clinical manifestations and diagnosis of the disease, as well as preventive measures in humans and animals.
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Department of Neurology, Morriston Hospital, Swansea, UK