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Molecular Therapy: Nucleic Acids, 2022 Poxviruses are a large and complex family of viruses with members such as monkeypox virus and variola virus. The possibility of an outbreak of monkeypox virus (or a related poxvirus) or the misuse of variola virus justifies the development of ...
Eric M. Mucker +3 more
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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 +4 more
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Fatal Cowpox Virus Infection in Human Fetus, France, 2017
Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2021 Cowpox virus (CPXV) has an animal reservoir and is typically transmitted to humans by contact with infected animals. In 2017, CPXV infection of a pregnant woman in France led to the death of her fetus.
Audrey Ferrier +10 more
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Monkeypox virus emerges from the shadow of its more infamous cousin: family biology matters
Emerging Microbes and Infections, 2022 Monkeypox virus (MPXV) is closely related to the infamous variola (smallpox) virus, causing a febrile rash illness in humans similar to but milder than smallpox.
Y. Xiang, A. White
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, 2008 In the aftermath of the September 11, 2001 attacks and the subsequent mail-borne anthrax attack of October 2001, it has become dear that health care providers may be called upon to respond to victims of terrorism. Biological terrorism (BT), in particular,
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The Journal of Dermatology, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Mpox, a zoonotic orthopox virus, has re‐emerged globally since May 2022. In Tokyo, 168 cases were reported in 2023. About 20% were diagnosed in our department. In this study, we analyzed the clinical and epidemiological characteristics of 32 mpox patients diagnosed in our department in 2023.
Amika Nakazawa +5 more
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Expression and functional characterisation of Variola and Monkeypox virus tumour necrosis factor receptor (TNFR) proteins [PDF]
, 2012 University of Technology, Sydney. Faculty of Science.Tumour necrosis factor-a (TNFα) is a pleiotropic cytokine that plays a critical role in cellular response to virus infection. Virtually all poxviruses encode genes that are homologous to human tumour
Sherwood, S
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Antipode, EarlyView.Abstract Outbreaks of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) have intensified over the last decade, spotlighting the concept of “epicentre” as a means of locating disease origins. Although epicentre thinking can facilitate rapid interventions, it often overlooks the political‐economic and ecological forces driving outbreaks.
Mariel Aguilar‐Støen +4 more
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Strategies for the Modification of Vaccinia Virus towards a Better Vaccine Vector
ZoonosesVaccinia virus (VACV) confers cross-protective immunity against variola virus, the causative agent of smallpox, and has therefore been extensively exploited as a preventive vaccine.
Hao Sun, Xinwen Chen, Yun Wang
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Vaccinia virus immune evasion: mechanisms, virulence and immunogenicity [PDF]
, 2013 Virus infection of mammalian cells is sensed by pattern recognition receptors and leads to an innate immune response that restricts virus replication and induces adaptive immunity.
Benfield, C T O +6 more
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