Cases of Orthopoxviral Infections around the World over a Period of 2008–2018
The eradication of smallpox has become one of the greatest successes of modern health science. This great achievement was made possible thanks to the widespread vaccination of the population. The last case of human infection with smallpox virus occurred in 1977. In 1980, at the 33rd session of the W...
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| author | T. V. Tregubchak T. V. Bauer R. A. Maksyutov E. V. Gavrilova |
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| description | The eradication of smallpox has become one of the greatest successes of modern health science. This great achievement was made possible thanks to the widespread vaccination of the population. The last case of human infection with smallpox virus occurred in 1977. In 1980, at the 33rd session of the World Health Assembly, routine vaccination against that infection was recommended to be discontinued due to severe post-vaccination complications. However, humanity remains vulnerable to other orthopoxvirus infections closely related to smallpox virus. Recently, the cases of human infection with ortopoxviruses such as monkeypox virus, cowpox virus, vaccinia virus have become more frequent. Also, cases of infection of people with previously unknown orthopoxvirus species are recorded. Zoonotic orthopoxviruses pathogenic for humans, circulating in nature, require a detailed study and monitoring of the emergence of new strains. Their occurrence against the background of the cessation of planned vaccination of the population against smallpox virus can lead to the emergence of new highly pathogenic viruses. This review contains information on cases of human infection with orthopoxviruses around the world for the period 2008–2018. It also describes epidemiological anamnesis and the relations between cases of human infection in different countries due to the spread of viruses over a wide area, the movement of people between countries, population contacts with domestic and wild animals. Also, this paper provides information on the infection of people with previously unknown strains of orthopoxviruses. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-324e0f929f74401186451659547b2bec2024-12-24T12:09:56ZrusFederal Government Health Institution, Russian Research Anti-Plague Institute “Microbe”Проблемы особо опасных инфекций0370-10692658-719X2021-10-0103333910.21055/0370-1069-2021-3-33-391306Cases of Orthopoxviral Infections around the World over a Period of 2008–2018T. V. Tregubchak0T. V. Bauer1R. A. Maksyutov2E. V. Gavrilova3State Scientific Center of Virology and Biotechnology “Vector”State Scientific Center of Virology and Biotechnology “Vector”State Scientific Center of Virology and Biotechnology “Vector”State Scientific Center of Virology and Biotechnology “Vector”The eradication of smallpox has become one of the greatest successes of modern health science. This great achievement was made possible thanks to the widespread vaccination of the population. The last case of human infection with smallpox virus occurred in 1977. In 1980, at the 33rd session of the World Health Assembly, routine vaccination against that infection was recommended to be discontinued due to severe post-vaccination complications. However, humanity remains vulnerable to other orthopoxvirus infections closely related to smallpox virus. Recently, the cases of human infection with ortopoxviruses such as monkeypox virus, cowpox virus, vaccinia virus have become more frequent. Also, cases of infection of people with previously unknown orthopoxvirus species are recorded. Zoonotic orthopoxviruses pathogenic for humans, circulating in nature, require a detailed study and monitoring of the emergence of new strains. Their occurrence against the background of the cessation of planned vaccination of the population against smallpox virus can lead to the emergence of new highly pathogenic viruses. This review contains information on cases of human infection with orthopoxviruses around the world for the period 2008–2018. It also describes epidemiological anamnesis and the relations between cases of human infection in different countries due to the spread of viruses over a wide area, the movement of people between countries, population contacts with domestic and wild animals. Also, this paper provides information on the infection of people with previously unknown strains of orthopoxviruses.https://journal.microbe.ru/jour/article/view/1545monkeypox viruscowpox virusvaccine-like diseaseorthopoxvirus infectionvaccinia virus |
| spellingShingle | T. V. Tregubchak T. V. Bauer R. A. Maksyutov E. V. Gavrilova Cases of Orthopoxviral Infections around the World over a Period of 2008–2018 Проблемы особо опасных инфекций monkeypox virus cowpox virus vaccine-like disease orthopoxvirus infection vaccinia virus |
| title | Cases of Orthopoxviral Infections around the World over a Period of 2008–2018 |
| title_full | Cases of Orthopoxviral Infections around the World over a Period of 2008–2018 |
| title_fullStr | Cases of Orthopoxviral Infections around the World over a Period of 2008–2018 |
| title_full_unstemmed | Cases of Orthopoxviral Infections around the World over a Period of 2008–2018 |
| title_short | Cases of Orthopoxviral Infections around the World over a Period of 2008–2018 |
| title_sort | cases of orthopoxviral infections around the world over a period of 2008 2018 |
| topic | monkeypox virus cowpox virus vaccine-like disease orthopoxvirus infection vaccinia virus |
| url | https://journal.microbe.ru/jour/article/view/1545 |
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