Rodents are the most abundant and diversified order of living mammals in the world.
Already since the Middle Ages we know that they can contribute to human disease, as black …

Poxviruses compromise a group of long known important pathogens including some
zoonotic members affecting lifestock animals and humans. While whole genome sequence …

Approximately 50% of the US population received smallpox vaccinations before routine
immunization ceased in 1972 for civilians and in 1990 for military personnel. Several studies …

Infectious disease prevention and control has been among the top public health objectives
during the last century. However, controlling disease due to pathogens that move between …

Cowpox virus infection: an emerging health threat : Current Opinion in Infectious Diseases
Cowpox virus infection: an emerging health threat : Current Opinion in Infectious Diseases Log …

Transmission electron microscopy has had a profound impact on our knowledge and
understanding of viruses and bacteria. The 1000-fold improvement in resolution provided by …

Human smallpox caused by the variola virus (VARV) presented a threat for humans world-
wide for centuries. The successful eradication of smallpox was possible thanks to …

Orthopoxviruses Pathogenic for Humans covers those viruses capable of causing disease in
man, including monkeypox, smallpox, cowpox, and vaccinia. The coverage of each virus is …

Objectives ST-246 is one of the key antivirals being developed to fight orthopoxvirus (OPV)
infections. Its exact mode of action is not completely understood, but it has been reported to …

A method of one-stage rapid identification of variola (VARV), monkeypox (MPXV), cowpox
(CPXV), and vaccinia (VACV) viruses, pathogenic for humans, utilizing multiplex real-time …