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The book is written in a very simple and lucid manner so that everybody can read and understand very easily. The book is useful for scientist, teachers, students, officers, diagnosticians and general public as bird flu has become a hot and burning topic now-a-days and everybody will get lot of information about it. This book will provide information on the history, etiology, Pathogenesis, transmission, epidemiology, diagnosis and control of the bird flu. Besides, the receptors of influenza viruses, susceptibility of influenza Viruses to physical and chemical agent, recent major outbreaks of avian influenza, influenza pandemics, collection and dispatch of materials for diagnosis of bird flu, avian influenza in wild birds and methods of killing of poultry in the event of an outbreak have been dealt with. Table of Contents Chapter 1: Introduction Chapter 2: History Chapter 3: Etiology Chapter 4: Pathogenesis Chapter 5: Receptor of Influenza Viruses Chapter 6: Cytokines in the Pathogenesis of Influenza Chapter 7: Virus and the Disease Chapter 8: Susceptibility to Physical and Chemical Agents Chapter 9: Ecology Chapter 10: Incidences and Distribution Chapter 11: Incubation Period, Transmission and Epidemiology Chapter 12: Low Pathogenicity Avian Influenza (LPAI) and High Pathogenicity Avian Influenza (HPAI): Symptoms and Lesions Chapter 13: Transmission of Influenza Virus between Species Chapter 14: Criteria for Classifying the Avian Influenza Viruses into HPAI and LPAI Chapter 15: Influenza Pandemics Chapter 16: Recent Major Outbreaks of Avian Influenza Chapter 17: Characteristics of Pandemic Influenza Viruses and Characteristics of 1997 H5N1 Hong Kong Influenza Virus Chapter 18: Human Health Implications Chapter 19: Treatment of Bird Flu Infections in Humans/Anti-viral Agents Chapter 20: Avian Influenza and Human Death Chapter 21: Collection of Samples and Diagnosis of Avian Influenza Chapter 22: Prevention, Control and Eradication Chapter 23: Methods for Killing Poultry in the Event of an Avian Influenza Outbreaks Chapter 24: Avian Influenza in Wild Birds Chapter 25: Avian Influenza in Tigers and Leopards Chapter 26: Laboratories Authorized to Test Samples Suspected for Avian Influenza Chapter 27: Vaccines Against Avian Influenza Chapter 28: Avian Influenza at a Glance