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Evolution of the orthopoxvirus core genome [PDF]
Virus Research, 2022 Orthopoxviruses comprise several relevant pathogens, including the causative agent of smallpox and monkeypox virus. Analysis of orthopoxvirus genome evolution mainly focused on gene gains/losses. We instead analyzed core genes, which are conserved in all
Molteni, Cristian +5 more
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Serologic evidence of human orthopoxvirus infections in Sierra Leone [PDF]
BMC Research Notes, 2011 Background Orthopoxviruses, including variola virus, vaccinia virus, and monkeypox virus, have previously been documented in humans in West Africa, however, no cases of human orthopoxvirus infection have been reported in the region since 1986.
Goba Augustine +12 more
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Orthopoxvirus Genome Evolution: The Role of Gene Loss
Viruses, 2010 Poxviruses are highly successful pathogens, known to infect a variety of hosts. The family Poxviridae includes Variola virus, the causative agent of smallpox, which has been eradicated as a public health threat but could potentially reemerge as a ...
Eneida L. Hatcher +3 more
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Orthopoxvirus infection transmitted by a domestic cat
Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology, 2006 The variola virus was declared eradicated by the World Health Organization in 1980 but human infections by cowpox virus, another memher of the genus Orthopoxvirus, are still observed, mainly in European countries. We report a woman who presented with two
Neumann, C. +5 more
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Orthopoxvirus Infections: Epidemiology, Clinical Picture, and Diagnostics (Scientific Review) [PDF]
Проблемы особо опасных инфекций, 2013 Lack of immunity among the population against pathogenic orthopoxviruses and an increased number of these infections human cases testify to the need of development of the rapid high-sensitive methods for species-specific orthopoxvirus diagnostics.
E. V. Gavrilova +2 more
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Pox-AbDab: the orthopoxvirus antibody database
Frontiers in ImmunologyIn August 2024, the World Health Organization declared the mpox orthopoxvirus to be a Public Health Emergency of International Concern for the second time in three years, emphasising the need for continued studies into its microbiology and potential ...
Henriette L. Capel +4 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.
Hård af Segerstad, Carl +18 more
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VirusesOrthopoxviruses are zoonotic DNA viruses of continuing public health importance, as highlighted by recent global mpox outbreaks. The high antigenic similarity among orthopoxviruses enables cross-reactive immune responses but complicates the development ...
Aigerim Zhakypbek +14 more
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Zoonotic Orthopoxvirus Infection
Case Reports in DermatologyIntroduction: Cowpox virus (CPXV) is a rare zoonotic orthopoxvirus infection, most commonly transmitted to humans via infected domestic cats.
Bernadett Kurz +5 more
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Monkeypox and other orthopoxvirus zoonoses [PDF]
Ветеринария сегодня, 2022 The paper highlights the current knowledge on infection biology, epidemiology and evolution of monkeypox virus (MPXV), cowpox virus (CPXV), buffalopox virus (CPXV), camelpox virus (CMLPV), as well as addresses some factors that modulate dynamics of ...
K. N. Gruzdev
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