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MHC Class II–Alpha Chain Knockout Mice Support Increased Viral Replication That Is Independent of Their Lack of MHC Class II Cell Surface Expression and Associated Immune Function Deficiencies

, 2015
MHCII molecules are heterodimeric cell surface proteins composed of an α and β chain. These molecules are almost exclusively expressed on thymic epithelium and antigen presenting cells (APCs) and play a central role in the development and function of CD4
Alsharifi, Mohammed, Bettadapura, Jayaram, Koskinen, Aulikki, Müllbacher, Arno, Wijesundara, Danushka K.   +4 more
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Orthopoxvirus real-time PCR v2

, 2018
A real-time PCR targeting the DNA-dependent RNA polymerase of Orthopoxviruses.
Judy A Northill, David Warrilow, Ian M Mackay   +2 more
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Smallpox Infectious Disease [PDF]

, 2015
Smallpox is a disease similar to chicken pox, but not exactly the same. Smallpox is caused by a virus called Variola and is a member of the genus orthopoxvirus. The virus is a large brick shaped DNA virus. Smallpox spreads by direct, face to face contact
Allbee, Miranda, Smith, Brandon
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Emerging and recurring diseases in cetaceans worldwide and the role of environmental stressors. Scientific Committee Document SC/60/DW5, International Whaling Commission, June 2008, Santiago, Chile [PDF]

, 2008
Emerging and recurring infectious diseases known or suspected to have the potential to significantly impact cetacean populations, and possible synergistic effects of environmental factors are reviewed.
Aguilar, A., Barrett, T., de Oliveira Santos, M.C., Di Guardo, G., Duignan, P., Jepson, P., Moreno, I., Raga, J.A., Siciliano, S., Siebert, U., Van Bressem, M.-F., Van Waerebeek, K.   +11 more
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Worldwide Phylogenetic Relationship of Avian Poxviruses [PDF]

, 2013
Blanco, JM, Dan, A, Dorrestein, GM, Egstad, KF, Erdelyi, K, Foster, JT, Gonzalez-Hein, G, Gyuranecz, M, Hidalgo, H, Higashiguchi, JM, Hofle, U, Ip, HS, Kim, YJ, Kreizinger, Z, Parker, PG, Pereda, A, Skinner, MA, Solt, S, Sos, E, Uhart, M   +19 more
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Orthopoxvirus neutralising antibodies in small cetaceans from the Southeast Pacific [PDF]

, 2006
Bennett, M., Van Bressem, M.-F., Van Waerebeek, K.   +2 more
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An Increasing Danger of Zoonotic Orthopoxvirus Infections

PLoS Pathogens, 2013
On May 8, 1980, the World Health Assembly at its 33(rd) session solemnly declared that the world and all its peoples had won freedom from smallpox and recommended ceasing the vaccination of the population against smallpox. Currently, a larger part of the world population has no immunity not only against smallpox but also against other zoonotic ...
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Vaccinia Virus in Household Environment during Bovine Vaccinia Outbreak, Brazil

Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2013
Felipe L. Assis, Iara A. Borges, Vaz S. Mesquita, Paulo C. Ferreira, Giliane S. Trindade, Erna G. Kroon, Jonatas S. Abrahão   +6 more
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Comparative analysis of the complete genome sequence of the California MSW strain of myxoma virus reveals potential host adaptations

, 2015
Myxomatosis is a rapidly lethal disease of European rabbits that is caused by myxoma virus (MYXV). The introduction of a South American strain of MYXV into the European rabbit population of Australia is the classic case of host-pathogen coevolution ...
Cattadori, Isabella M, Depasse, Jay V., Fitch, Adam, Ghedin, Elodie, Holmes, Edward C., Hudson, Peter J., Kerr, Peter J., Rogers, Matthew B., Tscharke, David C.   +8 more
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Bacterial and viral identification and differentiation by amplicon sequencing on the MinION nanopore sequencer [PDF]

, 2015
Alvin T Liem, Andy Kilianski, C Nicole Rosenzweig, Dana R Kadavy, Elizabeth J Corriveau, Jamie L Haas, Kristen L Willis, Samuel S Minot   +7 more
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