When good vaccines go wild: Feral Orthopoxvirus in developing countries and beyond

When good vaccines go wild: Feral Orthopoxvirus in developing countries and beyond

The presence of zoonotic poxviruses in nature represents a potential human health risk that has to be re-evaluated by health authorities not only in developing countries, but also in many developed countries. For example, buffalopox virus infection remains to be a threat to humans and cattle in Indi...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Nissin Moussatché,1,2 Clarissa R. Damaso,2 and Grant McFadden1
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The Journal of Infection in Developing Countries 2008-06-01
Series:Journal of Infection in Developing Countries
Subjects:
Poxviridae
Buffalopox
Brazilian vaccinia-like virus
cowpox
monkeypox
vaccinia
variola
smallpox vaccine
zoonotic virus
orthopoxvirus in humans.
Online Access:http://www.jidc.org/component/content/article/61-vol-2-no-3-june-2008/93-when-good-vaccines-go-wild-feral-orthopoxvirus-in-developing-countries-and-beyond

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http://www.jidc.org/component/content/article/61-vol-2-no-3-june-2008/93-when-good-vaccines-go-wild-feral-orthopoxvirus-in-developing-countries-and-beyond

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