Poxviruses as a group can infect a large number of animals. However, at the level of
individual viruses, even closely related poxviruses display highly diverse host ranges and …

Orf is one of the most widespread viral diseases worldwide, affecting mostly small ruminants
and, sometimes, other species, including wild animals. Of late, there have been an …

A dysbiotic microbiome can potentially contribute to the pathogenesis of many different
diseases including cancer. Breast cancer is the second leading cause of cancer death in …

Poxviruses are highly successful pathogens, known to infect a variety of hosts. The family
Poxviridae includes Variola virus, the causative agent of smallpox, which has been …

Orf virus is the type species of the Parapoxvirus genus of the family Poxviridae. It induces
acute pustular skin lesions in sheep and goats and is transmissible to humans. The genome …

The analysis of poxvirus genomes is complex, in part, because of their size (130–360kb)
and the fact that gene content is variable; a common set of 49 genes has been found in all …

Orf virus, a member of the genus Parapoxvirus, is the causative agent of contagious ecthyma
('Orf'). It is a pathogen with worldwide distribution, causing significant financial losses in …

Orf virus (ORFV) is an important pathogen responsible for a highly contagious zoonotic viral
infection that threatens those who handle sheep and goats. Orf virus is the prototype of the …

Contagious ecthyma, an acute, contagious, debilitating and economically important viral
skin disease of sheep, goat and some other domesticated and wild ruminants is worldwide …

The ability to fuse cells is shared by many viruses, including common human pathogens and
several endogenous viruses. Here we will discuss how cell fusion can link viruses to cancer …