Here, there, and everywhere: the wide host range and geographic distribution of zoonotic orthopoxviruses

NIO Silva, JS de Oliveira, EG Kroon, GS Trindade… - Viruses, 2020 - mdpi.com
The global emergence of zoonotic viruses, including poxviruses, poses one of the greatest
threats to human and animal health. Forty years after the eradication of smallpox, emerging …

Emerging virus diseases: can we ever expect the unexpected?

CR Howard, NF Fletcher - Emerging microbes & infections, 2012 - Taylor & Francis
Emerging virus diseases are a major threat to human and veterinary public health. With new
examples occurring approximately one each year, the majority are viruses originating from …

Immunity and immunological memory following smallpox vaccination

IJ Amanna, MK Slifka, S Crotty - Immunological reviews, 2006 - Wiley Online Library
The smallpox vaccine consists of live vaccinia virus and is generally considered the gold
standard of vaccines, since it is the only one that has led to the complete eradication of an …

Mpox Virus in Pregnancy, the Placenta, and Newborn: An Emerging Poxvirus With Similarities to Smallpox and Other Orthopoxvirus Agents Causing Maternal and …

DA Schwartz, S Ha, P Dashraath… - … of Pathology & …, 2023 - meridian.allenpress.com
Context.—Before its eradication, the smallpox virus was a significant cause of poor obstetric
outcomes, including maternal and fetal morbidity and mortality. The mpox (monkeypox) virus …

Zoonotic poxvirus infections in humans

S Lewis-Jones - Current opinion in infectious diseases, 2004 - journals.lww.com
Human zoonotic poxvirus infections are rare but increasingly encountered outside their
usual geographical range. The 2003 USA monkeypox outbreak emphasizes the importance …

Genome of horsepox virus

ER Tulman, G Delhon, CL Afonso, Z Lu, L Zsak… - Journal of …, 2006 - Am Soc Microbiol
Here we present the genomic sequence of horsepox virus (HSPV) isolate MNR-76, an
orthopoxvirus (OPV) isolated in 1976 from diseased Mongolian horses. The 212-kbp …

Role of viruses in human evolution

LM Van Blerkom - … Anthropology: The Official Publication of the …, 2003 - Wiley Online Library
The study of viral molecular genetics has produced a considerable body of research into the
sequences and phylogenetic relationships of human and animal viruses. A review of this …

Zoonotic cases of camelpox infection in India

BC Bera, K Shanmugasundaram, S Barua… - Veterinary …, 2011 - Elsevier
This study reports the first conclusive evidence of zoonotic camelpox virus (CMLV) infection
in humans associated with outbreaks in dromedarian camels (Camelus dromedaries) in …

Antiviral evaluation of N-amino-1, 2, 3-triazoles against Cantagalo virus replication in cell culture

AK Jordao, PP Afonso, VF Ferreira… - European Journal of …, 2009 - Elsevier
This paper describes the antiviral evaluation of new N-amino-1, 2, 3-triazole derivatives, 1-
(substituted-phenylamino)-5-methyl-1H-[1, 2, 3]-triazole-4-carboxylic acid ethyl esters, 3 and …

[HTML][HTML] Brazilian vaccinia viruses and their origins

GS Trindade, GL Emerson, DS Carroll… - Emerging infectious …, 2007 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Abstract Although the World Health Organization (WHO) declared global smallpox
eradicated in 1980, concerns over emergent poxvirus infections have increased. Most …