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This book covers the needs of veterinary and animal science students of the developing countries of Asia and Africa, specially designed to meet the requirements of these countries. The book provides the general background of veterinary virology. The first part of the book covers general virology in a concise manner with the hope that reader appreciates the nature of viruses, their pathogenicity and replication of viruses etc. In second part, information on infections of vertebrates has been given with emphasis on diagnosis and preventive aspects of virus infections of domestic animals and poultry. Viruses of little or no pathogenic importance has been omitted while greater importance has been given to viruses of economic importance in the developing countries of Asia and Africa.

The book is intended to fulfill the needs of veterinary students in general and students in microbiology in particular, besides the veterinary disease investigators and practitioners of veterinary medicine.