New and re-emerging pathogens

ABSTRACT

This manuscript aims to highlight a few of the new or re-emerging viruses that have made "news" recently. Of these are HIV, Hantavirus, monkeypox virus, dengue virus, influenza virus l and 5 NI, Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpes virus [KSHV], Borna disease virus, Ebola virus, other haemorrhagic fever viruses, Al-Khorma virus, hepatitis G virus, Calicivirus gastroenteritis, Enteroviral meningitis, Bovine prions and nvCJD. The advances in molecular techniques made it possible to detect new viruses. The new molecular tools for the identification of unculturable viruses are discussed