Use of Next Generation Sequencing to study two cowpox virus outbreaks

Use of Next Generation Sequencing to study two cowpox virus outbreaks

Background Between 2008 and 2011 about 40 cases of human cowpox were reported from Germany and France. Infections had been acquired via close contact to infected, young pet rats. An identical and unique sequence of the hemagglutinin gene was found in various cowpox virus (CPXV) isolates pointing to...

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Main Authors: Markus H. Antwerpen, Enrico Georgi, Alexandra Nikolic, Gudrun Zoeller, Peter Wohlsein, Wolfgang Baumgärtner, Christophe Peyrefitte, Remi Charrel, Hermann Meyer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PeerJ Inc. 2019-03-01
Series:PeerJ
Subjects:
Cowpox virus
NGS
Outbreak
Germany
Hospital
Online Access:https://peerj.com/articles/6561.pdf

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