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In Silico Studies of Potential Selective Inhibitors of Thymidylate Kinase from Variola virus. [PDF]

open access: yesPharmaceuticals (Basel), 2021
Garcia DR   +7 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Immune modulation by virus-encoded secreted chemokine binding proteins [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
Chemokines are chemoattractant cytokines that mediate the migration of immune cells to sites of infection which play an important role in innate and adaptive immunity. As an immune evasion strategy, large DNA viruses (herpesviruses and poxviruses) encode
Alcamí, Antonio   +2 more
core   +1 more source

Poxvirus Viability and Signatures in Historical Relics

open access: yesEmerging Infectious Diseases, 2014
Although it has been >30 years since the eradication of smallpox, the unearthing of well-preserved tissue material in which the virus may reside has called into question the viability of variola virus decades or centuries after its original occurrence ...
Andrea M. McCollum   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Teaching a new mouse old tricks: Humanized mice as an infection model for Variola virus. [PDF]

open access: yesPLoS Pathog, 2021
Hutson CL   +13 more
europepmc   +1 more source

That Wonderful Year: Smallpox, Genetic Engineering, and Bio-terrorism [PDF]

open access: yes, 2003
The thesis of this Article is that the United States, Russia, and by extension, the world as a whole, are pursuing a fundamentally sound strategy in retaining, rather than destroying, the last known remaining samples of the variola virus.
Koplow, David A.
core   +1 more source

A Critical Analysis of the Scientific and Commercial Rationales for the De Novo Synthesis of Horsepox Virus

open access: yesmSphere, 2018
This article evaluates the scientific and commercial rationales for the synthesis of horsepox virus. I find that the claimed benefits of using horsepox virus as a smallpox vaccine rest on a weak scientific foundation and an even weaker business case that
Gregory D. Koblentz
doaj   +1 more source

Biological threat preparedness through vaccine development and stockpiling: challenges and strategic implications

open access: yesFrontiers in Public Health
Biological threat agents such as Bacillus anthracis, Variola virus, and botulinum toxin pose serious risk to national security and public health due to their high transmissibility, lethality, and potential for weaponization.
Jungeun Lee
doaj   +1 more source

Perioral Molluscum Contagiosum- Report of 2 Cases in HIV Seropositive Patients

open access: yesJournal of Indian Academy of Oral Medicine and Radiology, 2007
Molluscum contagiosum (MC) is a mucocutaneous disorder caused by DNA virus of the Pox family affecting both the children and adults. MCV remains by far the most common pox viral pathogen for humans after the eradication of Small pox variola virus (1 ...
K T Magesh, N Malathi, S Anandan
doaj  

Variants of variola virus

open access: yes, 1972
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Huq, Farida, Huq, Farida
openaire   +1 more source

Comparative analysis of the complete genome sequence of the California MSW strain of myxoma virus reveals potential host adaptations

open access: yes, 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   +8 more
core   +1 more source

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