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Comparative Study of Variola and Varicella in Nigeria [PDF]

open access: yes, 1939
1. Variola and varicella have been known for centuries in Nigeria, though not differentiated as separate entities. 2. Variolisation was practised by some of the tribes. 3.
Ajose, Oladele A
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Orthopoxvirus variola infection of Cynomys ludovicianus (North American Black tailed prairie dog)

open access: yes, 2013
Since the eradication of Smallpox, researchers have attempted to study Orthopoxvirus pathogenesis and immunity in animal models in order to correlate results human smallpox.
Braden, Zach H.   +8 more
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Variola virus F1L is a Bcl-2-like protein that unlike its vaccinia virus counterpart inhibits apoptosis independent of Bim [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
Subversion of host cell apoptosis is an important survival strategy for viruses to ensure their own proliferation and survival. Certain viruses express proteins homologous in sequence, structure and function to mammalian pro-survival B-cell lymphoma 2 ...
Marshall, B   +6 more
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Repurposed Medicines for Viruses With Epidemic or Pandemic Potential: A Horizon Scan

open access: yesPharmacology Research &Perspectives, Volume 14, Issue 3, June 2026.
ABSTRACT Viruses such as Ebola, Marburg, influenza, mpox, MERS‐CoV, SARS‐CoV, and SARS‐CoV‐2 may be considered pathogens of epidemic or pandemic concern. Developing novel antiviral medicines can be time‐consuming and resource intensive. Repurposing existing medicines with known or potential antiviral activity offers a faster, cost‐effective strategy to
Sola Akinbolade   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Variola-infected, placebo treated NHPs. Multifocal proliferative and necrotizing dermatitis (pox lesions).

open access: yes
A) Facial skin (13 days post infection); B) Abdominal skin, left inner thigh, and scrotum (7 days post infection); C) Glabrous skin, left palm: multifocal proliferative dermatitis (7 days post infection); D) Glabrous skin, left palm: multifocal healed ...
Dennis E. Hruby (17691646)   +12 more
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Mpox Awareness and Infection Control Practices Among Hospital Nurses and Healthcare Workers in Bangladesh

open access: yesPublic Health Challenges, Volume 5, Issue 2, June 2026.
This study summarizes the KAP measures regarding Mpox among healthcare workers in Bangladesh. A total of 110 participants were included, with 60.9% having prior awareness, mainly through social media. Overall, 47.3% demonstrated good knowledge, whereas positive attitudes (86.4%) and appropriate practices (82.7%) were observed.
Hemayet Hossain   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Assessing Risk Thresholds in Controlled Human Infection Models (CHIM)

open access: yesBioethics, Volume 40, Issue 5, Page 519-529, June 2026.
ABSTRACT Controlled Human Infection Models (CHIMs) are a type of clinical trial involving deliberately exposing human volunteers to an infectious agent. Compared to studies of natural infection, CHIMs offers distinctive benefits, from the ability to study presymptomatic infection to a direct assessment of the efficacy of vaccines and therapeutics in a ...
Alexa Nord‐Bronzyk   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Local Applications in Variola [PDF]

open access: yesThe American Journal of the Medical Sciences, 1871
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openaire   +2 more sources

Report of the World Health Organization (WHO) Biosafety Inspection Team of the Variola Virus Maximum Containment Laboratories to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America, 8-12 May 2017 [PDF]

open access: yes
The WHO team of international experts carried out a biosafety inspection at one of the two WHO- authorized variola virus (causative agent of smallpox) repositories: CDC*, in May 2017 in accordance with World Health Assembly resolution WHA60.1 (2007 ...

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Enfrentando el bioterrorismo: aspectos epidemiológicos, clínicos y preventivos de la viruela Confronting bioterrorism: epidemiologic, clinical, and preventive aspects of smallpox

open access: yesSalud Pública de México, 2003
Uno de los grandes logros de la salud pública mundial, la erradicación de la viruela, puede verse mermado por el posible riesgo de bioterrorismo. El debate acerca de la destrucción de los restos del virus en los dos laboratorios de referencia de la ...
Carlos Franco-Paredes   +5 more
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