Attention to viral infections and pathology previously focussed on diseases of economically important fish. In recent years, however, much new information on molecular virology and oncogenicity derives from viruses occurring in amphibians. New insights into the field of zoonosis were gained by studies of lower vertebrates serving as intermediate hosts in multiple human infections. Certain viruses, e.g. the influenza virus or calicivirus, seem capable of bridging species lines and even the land - sea interface. Global developments in aquaculture are indicated in influenza pandemics. These proceedings present research findings on viruses of fish, amphibians and reptiles, including defence mechanisms, zoonoses, evolutionary considerations and diagnostic approaches.

Section I Viruses of Amphibia

Viruses of Amphibia: A Historical Perspective
Herpesviruses: Interaction with Frog Renal Cells
Frog Virus 3 DNA Replication
Transcriptional Regulation of Frog Virus 3
Translation Regulation of Frog Virus 3
Murine Hepatitis Induced by Frog Virus 3 (FV 3)
Ultrastructural, Biochemical and Biological Properties of
Properties of Amphibian and Piscine Iridoviruses: A Comparison
Section II Viruses of Reptilia
Viruses of Reptiles
Antigenetic Relationship Between Three Members of Paramyxoviridae Isolated from Different Snakes
Paramyxovirus Infection in Snakes
Do in Reptiles Togaviruses and Flaviviruses Persist?
Differential Virus Susceptibility of Reptilian Organ Cultures to Human Viruses
Section III Viruses of Fishes
Lymphocystis Disease of Fishes
Herpesviruses of Fishes
Salmon Herpesvirus: OMV, Oneorhynehus Masou Virus
A Herpesvirus Associated with an Epizootic Epidermal Papillomatosis in European Smelt (Osmerus Eperlanus)
Channel Catfish Herpesvirus
Picornaviruses and Reoviruses of Fishes
Some Properties of the Etiological Agent of the Hemorrhagic Disease of Grass Carp and Black Carp
Characteristics of Reoviruses Isolated from Cyprinid Fishes in California, USA
Some Properties of Reoviruses Isolated from Tench (Tinea tinea) and Chub (Leueiscus eephalus)
Isolation of a Reovirus from Coho Salmon (Oneorhynehus kisuteh) in Oregon, USA
Response of Salmonid Fish to Artificial Infection with Chum Salmon Virus
A New Serotype of Infectious Pancreatic Necrosis Virus (IPN N 1)
Infectious Pancreatic Necrosis Virus in Norwegian Fish Farms
Infectious Pancreatic Necrosis Virus in Atlantic Salmon: Transmission via the Sexual Products?
The Paramyxoviruses and Orthomyxoviruses
Persistent Infections of Fish Cell Lines by Paramyxovirus Isolates from Chinook Salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytsoha)
Rhabdoviruses of Fishes
Rhabdovirus Carpio in Herpivorous Fishes: Isolation, Pathology and Comparative Susceptibility of Fishes
SVCV and PFR Viruses: Serological Examination of 22 Isolates Indicates Close Relationship Between the Two Fish Rhabdoviruses
The Significance of Rainbow Trout Brain and Excretory Kidney for the Propagation of Viral Haemorrhagic Septicaemia (VHS) Virus
Cloning the Genes of Viral Haemorrhagic Septicaemia of the Trout
Rhabdovivus Olivaceus (Hirame Rhabdovirus)
Rhabdovirus Infection of Ulcerated Fish in South-East Asia
Comparison of Infectious Hematopoietic Necrosis in Natural and Experimental Infections of Spawning Salmonids by Infectivity and Immunohistochemistry
The Delayed Appearance of Infectious Hematopoietic Necrosis Virus (IHNV) in Steelhead Trout (Salmo gairdneri)
Preliminary Characterization of a Virus Causing Infectious Anemia Among Stocks of Salmonid Fish in the Western United States
Section IV Immunology of Fish
Detection and Quantification of Anti-Viral Immunoglobulin of Rainbow Trout Serum
Change of Immunological Indices in Carps (Cyprinus carpio L.) Following Rhabdovirus Carpio Injection
Immunotechnology and Viral Diseases of Fish
Immunostimulation by Levamisole in Rainbow Trout (Salmo gairdneri) in Vivo
Nonspecific Defense Mechanisms and Specific Immune Protection of Trout Against Viral Agents
Modulation of Cell-Mediated Immune Responses by Lymphocystis Disease in the Gilthead Sea Bream Sparus Aurata
Section V Evolutionary Considerations
Aquatic Birds: An Evolutionary Repository of Ortho- and Paramyxoviruses?.