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Diverse variola virus (smallpox) strains were widespread in northern Europe in the Viking Age [PDF]

, 2020
Smallpox, one of the most devastating human diseases, killed 300–500 million people in the 20th century alone. We recovered viral sequences from thirteen northern European individuals, including eleven from ~600–1050 Common Era, overlapping the Viking ...
Smith, Derek
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Acute Late-Stage Myocarditis in the Crab-Eating Macaque Model of Hemorrhagic Smallpox

Viruses, 2021
Hemorrhagic smallpox, caused by variola virus (VARV), was a rare but nearly 100% lethal human disease manifestation. Hemorrhagic smallpox is frequently characterized by secondary bacterial infection, coagulopathy, and myocardial and subendocardial ...
Reed F. Johnson, Lauren A. Keith, Timothy K. Cooper, Srikanth Yellayi, Nicole M. Josleyn, Krisztina B. Janosko, James D. Pettitt, David Thomasson, Katie R. Hagen, Robin Gross, John G. Bernbaum, Debbie Douglas, Jeffrey Solomon, Mark Martinez, Kurt Cooper, Marisa St. Claire, Danny R. Ragland, Peter B. Jahrling, Jens H. Kuhn, Andrew E. Arai   +19 more
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Immunogenicity of HLA Class i and II double restricted influenza a-derived peptides [PDF]

, 2016
The aim of the present study was to identify influenza A-derived peptides which bind to both HLA class I and-II molecules and by immunization lead to both HLA class I and class II restricted immune responses.
Buus, Søren, Christensen, Jan Pravsgaard, Claesson, Mogens Helweg, Korsholm, Karen Smith, Nielsen, Morten, Pedersen, Sara Ram, Rasmussen, Michael   +6 more
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Una nueva alerta mundial en salud causada por la viruela del simio

Interdisciplinary Journal of Epidemiology and Public Health, 2022
Introducción: La viruela del simio es una zoonosis de etiología viral causada por virus de la viruela del simio. Es una enfermedad endémica en los países africanos.
Richar Jose Gomez de la Rosa, Juan Pablo Rojas Hernandez   +1 more
doaj   +1 more source

Bioterrorism [PDF]

, 2006
Terrorism preparedness is a highly specific component of general emergency preparedness. In addition to the unique pediatric issues involved in general emergency preparedness, terrorism preparedness must consider several additional issues, including the ...
Markenson, David, Redlener, Irwin E.
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Designing a smallpox B-cell and T-cell multi-epitope subunit vaccine using a comprehensive immunoinformatics approach

Microbiology Spectrum
Smallpox is a highly contagious human disease caused by the variola virus. Although the disease was eliminated in 1979 due to its highly contagious nature and historical pathogenicity, with a mortality rate of up to 30%, this virus is an important ...
Changqing Yu, Qi Wu, Jiuqing Xin, Qiujuan Yu, Zhixin Ma, Mengzhou Xue, Qingyuan Xu, Chunfu Zheng   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

In vitro characterization of a nineteenth-century therapy for smallpox. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2012
In the nineteenth century, smallpox ravaged through the United States and Canada. At this time, a botanical preparation, derived from the carnivorous plant Sarracenia purpurea, was proclaimed as being a successful therapy for smallpox infections.
William Arndt, Chandra Mitnik, Karen L Denzler, Stacy White, Robert Waters, Bertram L Jacobs, Yvan Rochon, Victoria A Olson, Inger K Damon, Jeffrey O Langland   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source

Deliberate Extinction: Whether to Destroy the Last Smallpox Virus [PDF]

, 2004
The target problem to be examined is smallpox. Specifically, what should we (the United States and the entire world) now do with the last known residual samples of the virus that causes this uniquely horrific disease?
Koplow, David A.
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Four-gene-combination DNA vaccine protects mice against a lethal vaccinia virus challenge and elicits appropriate antibody responses in nonhuman primates [PDF]

, 2003
Two major infectious forms of vaccinia virus (VACV) have been described: the intracellular mature virion (IMV), and the extracellular enveloped virion (EEV).
J.W Hooper, D.M Custer, E Thompson, Betakova, Blasco, Blasco, Boulter, Chertov, Czerny, Czerny, Demkowicz, Duncan, Eisenbraun, Engelstad, Franke, Galmiche, Goebel, Gordon, Hirt, Hooper, Hooper, Hsiao, Ichihashi, Isaacs, Lai, Law, Massung, McClain, McClain, McConnell, Moss, Niles, O’Connell, Parkinson, Payne, Pertmer, Ramirez, Rodriguez, Roper, Salmons, Schmaljohn, Senkevich, Shchelkunov, Shida, Takahashi, van Eijl, Wallengren, Wolffe, Yeh, Zhang   +49 more
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Micro/nanorobots for detecting and eliminating biological and chemical warfare agents

BMEMat, EarlyView.
Fuel‐powered and field‐driven micro/nanorobots provide a cutting‐edge platform to safeguard national security and defense. This review reports the latest research progress in micro/nanorobots in sensing and detoxifying biological and chemical warfare agents.
Song Li, Huaijuan Zhou, Di Shi, Zdeněk Sofer, Jinhua Li   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source