Establishment of a Challenge Model for Sheeppox Virus Infection
Microorganisms, 2020 Sheeppox virus (SPPV) together with goatpox virus and lumpy skin disease virus form the genus Capripoxvirus of the Poxviridae family. Due to their great economic importance and major impact on livelihood of small-scale farmers, OIE guidelines classify ...
Janika Wolff +6 more
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Genomic Sequencing and Phylogenomics of Cowpox Virus
Viruses, 2022 Cowpox virus (CPXV; genus Orthopoxvirus; family Poxviridae) is the causative agent of cowpox, a self-limiting zoonotic infection. CPXV is endemic in Eurasia, and human CPXV infections are associated with exposure to infected animals. In the Fennoscandian
Diana Diaz-Cánova +5 more
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Bovine Papillomatosis Hiding a Zoonotic Infection: Epitheliotropic Viruses in Bovine Skin Lesions
Pathogens, 2020 We describe two cases of skin co-infections with epitheliotropic viruses, detected in two cattle during lumpy skin disease (LSD) surveillance in northern Italy.
Laura Gallina +6 more
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Clinical signs, diagnosis, and case reports of Vaccinia virus infections
Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2010 Vaccinia virus is responsible for a zoonosis that usually affects cattle and human beings in Brazil. The initial clinical signs of the infection are focal red skin areas, fever, and general symptoms similar to those of a cold.
Daniela Carla Medeiros-Silva +4 more
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Monkeypox: An Emerging Global Public Health Emergency
Life, 2022 The virus causing monkeypox, a rare zoonotic viral disease, belongs to the Poxviridae family and the Orthopoxvirus genus. On 23 July 2022, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the monkeypox outbreak as a Public Health Emergency of International ...
Madhan Jeyaraman +7 more
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Polymerase chain reaction detection of avipox and avian papillomavirus in naturally infected wild birds: comparisons of blood, swab and tissue samples [PDF]
, 2014 Avian poxvirus (avipox) is widely reported from avian species, causing cutaneous or mucosal lesions. Mortality rates of up to 100% are recorded in some hosts. Three major avipox clades are recognized.
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Human orf virus (family Poxviridae) infection following a lamb bite in Hungary
Archives of VirologyAbstractHuman orf disease (called ecthyma contagiosum or contagious/infectious pustular dermatitis in animals) was confirmed on the fingers of both hands of a 24-year-old female, after feeding diseased lambs with a nursing bottle in April 2023. In addition to skin symptoms, she had low-grade fever (37.6°C) and swollen lymph nodes in both axilla.
Csongor Németh +6 more
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More to Phaeovirus infections than first meets the eye [PDF]
, 2015 Phaeoviruses infect the brown algae, Phaeophyceae. They exploit a Persistent evolutionary strategy via genome integration and are the only known representatives to do so amongst the giant viruses, Megaviridae.
Schroeder, Declan C.
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First detection and molecular characterisation of pseudocowpox virus in a cattle herd in Zambia
Virology Journal, 2020 Background Pseudocowpox virus (PCPV) of the genus Parapoxvirus in the family Poxviridae causes pseudocowpox in cattle worldwide and presents a zoonotic concern.
Maureen Wakwamba Ziba +6 more
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A metagenomic comparison of endemic viruses from broiler chickens with runting stunting syndrome and from normal birds [PDF]
, 2016 Runting-stunting syndrome (RSS) in broiler chickens is an enteric disease that causes significant economic losses to poultry producers worldwide due to elevated feed conversion ratios, decreased body weight during growth, and excessive culling.
Devaney, Ryan +4 more
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