This book presents current research in the field of virology. Topics discussed include giant viruses and their genomes; replication, transcription and translation of coronaviruses; dengue detection, diagnosis and control; dengue virus pathogenesis and animal modeling; molecular diagnostics for detecting dengue; interspecies transmission of avian influenza virus to dogs; conventional and experimental vaccines against avian influenza; molecular pathogenesis of avian influenza and the prospect of therapy using small interfering RNA and U.S. and international responses to the global spread of avian flu.