Table of Contents

IntroductionHistory of Emerging Viruses in the Late Twentieth Century and the Paradigm Observed in an Emerging Prion DiseaseZoonoses in the Emergence of Human Viral DiseasesSevere Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus (SARS-CoV)The Pandemic Threat of Avian Influenza VirusesThe Emerging West Nile Virus: From the Old World to the NewMonkeypox Virus Infections Hantavirus in the Old and New WorldNipah Virus and Hendra VirusJapanese encephalitis virus: the geographic distribution, incidence and spread of a virus with a propensity to emerge in new areasDengue and the Dengue VirusesCrimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever VirusSurveillance for Newly Emerging Viruses