Detection and molecular characterization of zoonotic poxviruses circulating in the Amazon Region of Colombia, 2014

Authors :: Usme-Ciro, Jose A.
Paredes, Andrea
Walteros, Diana M.
Tolosa-Perez, Erica Natalia
Laiton-Donato, Katherine
del Carmen Pinzon, Maria
Petersen, Brett W.
Gallardo-Romero, Nadia F.
Li, Yu
Wilkins, Kimberly
Davidson, Whitni
Gao, Jinxin
Patel, Nishi
Nakazawa, Yoshinori
Reynolds, Mary G.
Satheshkumar, P.S.
Emerson, Ginny L.
Paez-Martinez, Andres
Source :: Emerging Infectious Diseases. April, 2017, Vol. 23 Issue 4, p649, 5 p.
Publication Year :: 2017
Abstract: The Poxviridae family comprises large double-stranded DNA viruses that infect a wide range of invertebrate and vertebrate animals, including humans (1). Many poxviruses, particularly those belonging to the genus Orthopoxvirus [...]

Subjects :: Dairy cattle -- Health aspects
Smallpox -- Health aspects
Communicable diseases -- Health aspects
Smallpox vaccines -- Health aspects
Infection -- Health aspects
Vaccination -- Health aspects
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