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An Update of Orthopoxvirus Molecular Evolution [PDF]

Viruses, 2022
Although variola virus (VARV) has been eradicated through widespread vaccination, other orthopoxviruses pathogenic for humans circulate in nature. Recently, new orthopoxviruses, including some able to infect humans, have been found and their complete ...
Igor V. Babkin, Irina N. Babkina, Nina V. Tikunova   +2 more
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Orthopoxvirus DNA in Eurasian Lynx, Sweden [PDF]

Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2011
Cowpox virus, which has been used to protect humans against smallpox but may cause severe disease in immunocompromised persons, has reemerged in humans, domestic cats, and other animal species in Europe.
Morten Tryland, Malachy Ifeanyi Okeke, Carl Hård af Segerstad, Torsten Mörner, Terje Traavik, Marie-Pierre Ryser-Degiorgis   +5 more
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Estimation of anti-orthopoxvirus immunity in Moscow residents and potential risks of spreading Monkeypox virus [PDF]

Frontiers in Immunology, 2022
WHO has declared the outbreak of monkeypox as a public health emergency of international concern. In less than three months, monkeypox was detected in more than 30 000 people and spread to more than 80 countries around the world.
Vladimir A. Gushchin, Vladimir A. Gushchin, Darya A. Ogarkova, Inna V. Dolzhikova, Olga V. Zubkova, Igor V. Grigoriev, Andrei A. Pochtovyi, Andrei A. Pochtovyi, Anna A. Iliukhina, Tatiana A. Ozharovskaia, Nadezhda A. Kuznetsova, Daria D. Kustova, Artem Y. Shelkov, Denis I. Zrelkin, Alina S. Odintsova, Daria M. Grousova, Vladislav Y. Kan, Sona A. Davtyan, Andrei E. Siniavin, Elizaveta D. Belyaeva, Andrei G. Botikov, Arina A. Bessonova, Lyudmila A. Vasilchenko, Daria V. Vasina, Denis A. Kleymenov, Egor A. Slutskiy, Artem P. Tkachuk, Olga A. Burgasova, Olga A. Burgasova, Olga A. Burgasova, Svetlana Y. Loginova, Evgeny V. Rozhdestvensky, Dmitry V. Shcheblyakov, Alexander N. Tsibin, Andrey G. Komarov, Vladimir I. Zlobin, Sergei V. Borisevich, Boris S. Naroditsky, Denis Y. Logunov, Alexander L. Gintsburg, Alexander L. Gintsburg   +40 more
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Vaccinia and Monkeypox Virus-Neutralizing Antibodies in People Living with HIV: A Serological Study in a Orthopoxvirus-Endemic, Low-Income Region in Brazil [PDF]

Pathogens
Co-infections of Orthopoxviruses (OPVs), such as vaccinia virus (VACV) and monkeypox virus (MPXV), and the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) can be associated with severe outcomes.
Thyago José Silva, Ana Gabriella Stoffella-Dutra, Victor Lacerda Gripp, Pollyana R. C. Gorgens, Iago José da Silva Domingos, Pedro Henrique Bastos e Silva, Bruna Caroline Chaves-Garcia, Erna Geessien Kroon, Etel Rocha-Vieira, Giliane de Souza Trindade, Danilo Bretas de Oliveira   +10 more
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Ectromelia Virus Infections of Mice as a Model to Support the Licensure of Anti-Orthopoxvirus Therapeutics [PDF]

Viruses, 2010
The absence of herd immunity to orthopoxviruses and the concern that variola or monkeypox viruses could be used for bioterroristic activities has stimulated the development of therapeutics and safer prophylactics.
R. Mark Buller, Jill Schriewer, George Painter, Akbar M. Siddiqui, Scott Parker   +4 more
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Orthopoxvirus Seroprevalence and Infection Susceptibility in France, Bolivia, Laos, and Mali

Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2022
To determine a demographic overview of orthopoxvirus seroprevalence, we tested blood samples collected during 2003–2019 from France (n = 4,876), Bolivia (n = 601), Laos (n = 657), and Mali (n = 255) for neutralizing antibodies against vaccinia virus. In
Léa Luciani, Nathanaël Lapidus, Abdennour Amroun, Alessandra Falchi, Chanthala Souksakhone, Mayfong Mayxay, Audrey Dubot-Pérès, Paola Mariela Saba Villarroel, Issa Diarra, Ousmane Koita, Pierre Gallian, Xavier de Lamballerie   +11 more
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Identification of neutralizing nanobodies protecting against poxvirus infection [PDF]

Cell Discovery
An outbreak of mpox has triggered concerns regarding the adequacy of intervention strategies. Passive immunity conferred by neutralizing antibodies exhibits potential in the prophylaxis and treatment of orthopoxvirus infections.
Xuehua Yang, Li Guo, Huarui Duan, Miao Fan, Fengwen Xu, Xiaojing Chi, Shengnan Pan, Xiuying Liu, Xinhui Zhang, Peixiang Gao, Fangyuan Zhang, Xinyi Wang, Fei Guo, Jiwan Ge, Lili Ren, Wei Yang   +15 more
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Orthopoxvirus zoonosis: A potential threat across the Balkan countries. [PDF]

J Public Health Res
Manuka A, Mehmeti I, Radaelli A, Hashorva E, Zanotto C, De Giuli Morghen C.   +5 more
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Domestic Dogs Exposed to Orthopoxvirus in Urban Areas of Brazil. [PDF]

Viruses
de Meneses D, Stoffella-Dutra AG, Blaso VS, de Almeida IM, Dias KL, Domingos IJDS, Ribeiro GP, Coura-Vital W, Reis AB, Vieira TM, Trindade GS.   +10 more
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Mapping the Landscape of Health Research Priorities for Effective Pandemic Preparedness in Human Mpox Virus Disease

Pathogens, 2023
The global re-emergence of monkeypox (Mpox) in non-endemic regions in 2022 has highlighted the critical importance of timely virus detection and robust public health surveillance in assessing outbreaks and their impact.
Sumit Aggarwal, Pragati Agarwal, Kuldeep Nigam, Neetu Vijay, Pragya Yadav, Nivedita Gupta   +5 more
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