Human Virology in Latin America

Part I. The Early Days

1. Viral Epidemics in Latin America from the Sixteenth to the Nineteenth Centuries and the Early Days of Virology in the Region
José Esparza

Part II. Viral Gastrointestinal Diseases

2. Rotavirus Biology
Susana López, Carlos F. Arias

3. Calicivirus Biology
Ana Lorena Gutierrez-Escolano

4. Astroviruses Biology
Pavel Isa

5. Molecular Epidemiology of Human Rotaviruses in Latin America
Juan I. Degiuseppe, Juan A. Stupka, Gabriel I. Parra

6. Environmental Virology
Marize Pereira Miagostovich, Carmen Baur Vieira

7. Hepatitis A and E in South America: New Challenges Toward Prevention and Control
Marcelo Alves Pinto, Jaqueline Mendes Oliveira, Jorge González

Part III. Mosquito Borne Viral Diseases

8. Dengue Virus and Other Flaviviruses (Zika): Biology, Pathogenesis, Epidemiology, and Vaccine Development
Ada M. B. Alves, Rosa M. Angel

9. Alphaviruses in Latin America and the Introduction of Chikungunya Virus
Juan-Carlos Navarro, Jean-Paul Carrera, Jonathan Liria, Albert J. Auguste, Scott C. Weaver

Part IV. Hemorragic, Skin and Respiratory Viral Diseases

10. Arenaviruses and Hemorrhagic Fevers: From Virus Discovery to Molecular Biology, Therapeutics, and Prevention in Latin America
Víctor Romanowski, Matías L. Pidre, Mario E. Lozano, Sandra E. Goñi

11. Hantavirus: General Features and Present Situation in Latin America
Adriana Delfraro, Sonia M. Raboni, Claudia Nunes Duarte Santos

12. Human Respiratory Syncytial Virus: Biology, Epidemiology, and Control
Edison Luiz Durigon, Viviane Fongaro Botosso, Danielle Bruna Leal Oliveira

13. Influenza Viruses, Biology, Epidemiology, and Control
Elsa G. Baumeister, Andrea V. Pontoriero

14. Adenoviruses: Biology and Epidemiology
Adriana E. Kajon, Ramón A. Gonzalez

15. Measles and Rubella in the Americas: The Path to Elimination
Marilda Mendonça Siqueira, David W. G. Brown

Part V. Sexually and Blood Borne Transmitted Diseases

16. Hepatitis B Viruses
Selma A. Gomes, Natalia M. Araujo, Diego Flichman, Rodolfo Campos, Arturo Panduro

17. Molecular Evolution of Hepatitis C Virus: From Epidemiology to Antiviral Therapy (Current Research in Latin America)
Natalia Echeverría, Pilar Moreno, Juan Cristina

18. Hepatitis D Virus
Raymundo Paraná, Maria Isabel Schinoni, Mauricio Souza Campos

19. HIV Epidemiology in Latin America
Horacio Salomón, María Ángeles Pando

20. Human Papillomavirus Research in Latin America
María Alejandra Picconi, Luisa Lina Villa

Part VI. Prevention and Treatment

21. Rotavirus Vaccines: A Review of theWork, Progress, and Contributions Made in Latin America
Irene Pérez-Schael, Alexandre C. Linhares

22. Progress for Antiviral Development in Latin America
Viviana Castilla, Claudia S. Sepúlveda, Cybele C. García, Elsa B. Damonte

Nyckelord: Biomedicine, Virology, Vaccine, Infectious Diseases, Epidemiology