Poxviruses are often thought to evolve relatively slowly because they are double-stranded
DNA pathogens with proofreading polymerases. However, poxviruses have highly …

In the last five years, the prevalence of monkeypox has been increasing both in the regions
considered endemic for the disease (West and Central Africa) and worldwide. Indeed, in …

Lumpy skin disease is recognized as a transboundary and emerging disease of cattle,
buffaloes and other wild ruminants. Being initially restricted to Africa, and since 1989 the …

Mpox (previously known as monkeypox) is an infectious viral illness caused by the mpox
virus (MPXV), an orthopoxvirus that belongs to the family Poxviridae. The symptoms of mpox …

The first local mpox outbreak in Guangdong Province, China occurred in June 2023.
However, epidemiological data have failed to quickly identify the source and transmission of …

Monkeypox (Mpox) is a global health emergency. Yeh et al. analyze tandem repeats and
linkage disequilibrium in monkeypox virus (MPXV) sequences from the 2022 pandemic to …

Poxvirus vectors represent versatile modalities for engineering novel vaccines and cancer
immunotherapies. In addition to their oncolytic capacity and immunogenic influence, they …

Vaccinia virus is the active component of all modern smallpox vaccines after the mid-20th
century, but it is uncertain to what extent cowpox, vaccinia, and horsepox viruses were used …

The Wyeth strain of vaccinia virus (VACV) produced by Wyeth Pharmaceuticals was
supposedly used to manufacture the old freeze-dried American smallpox vaccine, Dryvax …

Nucleic acid delivery by viral and non-viral methods has been a cornerstone for the
contemporary gene therapy aimed at correcting the defective genes, replacing of the …