MPox Skin Lesions by Robert Sinto, Alvin Johan, Hanny Nilasari, Evy Yunihastuti, Erni J Nelwan

“…Mpox is caused by the Monkeypox virus, which belongs to the Orthopoxvirus genus and Poxviridae family. The Monkeypox virus was first identified as a cause of disease in humans in the 1970s in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. …”
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Vaccinia virus induces endoplasmic reticulum stress and activates unfolded protein responses through the ATF6α transcription factor by Thiago Lima Leão, Karine Lima Lourenço, Cid de Oliveira Queiroz, Ângela Vieira Serufo, Aristóbolo Mendes da Silva, Edel F. Barbosa-Stancioli, Flávio Guimarães da Fonseca

“…Vaccinia virus (VACV) is an enveloped, DNA virus, belonging to the Poxviridae family. Members of this family have evolved numerous strategies to manipulate host responses to stress controlling cell survival and enhancing their replicative success. …”
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In-silico characterization of LSDV132 protein divulged its BCL-2-like nature by Muhammad Farhan Sarwar, Qurat ul Ain Waseem, Mudassar Fareed Awan, Sajed Ali, Ajaz Ahmad, Saif ul Malook, Qurban Ali

“…Lumpy skin disease virus (LSDV) belongs to Poxviridae family. This virus possesses various proteins which impart potential functions to it including assembly of newly synthesized viruses in the replication cycle and forming their structure. …”
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Monkeypox; Another global health emergency looming in the horizon by Fatima Shakeel Ahmed, Areeba Mateen, Ekta Kumari

“… After the uproar caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, non-endemic countries like Pakistan are yet to face the danger of monkeypox, a virus of the Orthopox genus from the Poxviridae family, spread via animal-to-human and human-to-human transmission. …”
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Coral-associated viral communities show high levels of diversity and host auxiliary functions by Karen D. Weynberg, Patrick W. Laffy, Elisha M. Wood-Charlson, Dmitrij Turaev, Thomas Rattei, Nicole S. Webster, Madeleine J.H. van Oppen

“…Most sequences with matches to eukaryotic viruses were assigned to six viral families, including four Nucleocytoplasmic Large DNA Viruses (NCLDVs) families: Iridoviridae, Phycodnaviridae, Mimiviridae, and Poxviridae, as well as Retroviridae and Polydnaviridae. …”
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Clinical signs, diagnosis, and case reports of Vaccinia virus infections by Daniela Carla Medeiros-Silva, Eduardo Augusto dos Santos Moreira-Silva, Juliana de Assis Silva Gomes, Flávio Guimarães da Fonseca, Rodrigo Correa-Oliveira

“…Thus, several epidemiological and clinical studies are required, as well as studies of viral immunology, public health, and economic impact, because little is known about those Vaccinia virus outbreaks in Brazil. Keywords: Poxviridae infections, virology, outbreaks, zoonoses, Vaccinia virus…”
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Monkeypox Virus and Other Emerging Outbreaks: An Overview and Future Perspective by Amatul Hadi Hamdana MBBS, Habiba Mohsin MBBS, Zoaib Habib Tharwani MBBS, Waniyah Masood MBBS, Amatul Quddus Furqana MBBS, Affan Sohail MBBS, Amatul Rehman Durdana MBBS, Muhammad Talal Ashraf MBBS, Naseer Uddin MBBS, Zarmina Islam MBBS, Mohammad Yasir Essar DMD, Roy Rillera Marzo MPH, MBA, Zehra Habib PGD, BScN

“…Monkeypox (MPX) is a zoonotic disease caused by the MPX virus from the poxviridae family of orthopoxviruses. Typically, endemic in central and west Africa, it has now become a matter of concern since cases have been reported in non-endemic countries around mid-June 2022, especially in the European region, with the transmission not related to travel. …”
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Monkeypox Virus Immune Evasion and Eye Manifestation: Beyond Eyelid Implications by Francisco D. Lucena-Neto, Luiz F. M. Falcão, Adolfo S. Vieira-Junior, Evelly C. S. Moraes, Joacy P. F. David, Camilla C. Silva, Jorge R. Sousa, Maria I. S. Duarte, Pedro F. C. Vasconcelos, Juarez A. S. Quaresma

“…Monkeypox virus (MPXV), belonging to the <i>Poxviridae</i> family and <i>Orthopoxvirus</i> genus, is closely related to the smallpox virus. …”
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Identification and Characterisation of a Myxoma Virus Detected in the Italian Hare (<i>Lepus corsicanus</i>) by Elisa Rossini, Moira Bazzucchi, Valter Trocchi, Francesca Merzoni, Cristina Bertasio, Sascha Knauf, Antonio Lavazza, Patrizia Cavadini

“…Myxoma virus (MYXV) is a Leporipoxvirus (genus) belonging to the family Poxviridae; it is characterised by a genome of approximately 161 kb dsDNA encoding for several proteins that play an essential role in both host spectrum determination and immunomodulation. …”
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Molecular species identification, host preference and detection of myxoma virus in the Anopheles maculipennis complex (Diptera: Culicidae) in southern England, UK by Victor A. Brugman, Luis M. Hernández-Triana, Sean W. J. Prosser, Chris Weland, David G. Westcott, Anthony R. Fooks, Nicholas Johnson

“…This study aimed to use mosquito genome sequence to identify the species within Anopheles maculipennis sensu lato (An. maculipennis s.l.), identify the vertebrate hosts of field-caught blood-fed An. maculipennis s.l. , and to test for the presence of myxoma virus (Poxviridae, genus Leporipoxvirus) in specimens found to have fed on the European rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus). …”
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An Update on the Known Host Range of the Brazilian Vaccinia Virus: An Outbreak in Buffalo Calves by Mauricio Teixeira Lima, Graziele Pereira Oliveira, José Augusto Bastos Afonso, Rodolfo José Cavancanti Souto, Carla Lopes de Mendonça, Antonio Flavio Medeiros Dantas, Jonatas Santos Abrahao, Erna Geessien Kroon

“…Even nearly forty years after the eradication of smallpox, members of the Poxviridae family continue to be the focus of an increasing number of studies. …”
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An overview on mRNA-based vaccines to prevent monkeypox infection by Mohammad Natami, Amirsasan Gorgzadeh, Arsalan Gholipour, Seyedeh Narges Fatemi, Nima Firouzeh, Maryam Zokaei, Saad Hasan Mohammed Ali, Hadis Kheradjoo, Somayeh Sedighi, Omid Gholizadeh, Shaylan Kalavi

“…Abstract The human monkeypox virus (Mpox) is classified as a member of the Poxviridae family and belongs to the Orthopoxvirus genus. …”
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The Global Evolutionary History of Orf Virus in Sheep and Goats Revealed by Whole Genomes Data by Elisabetta Coradduzza, Fabio Scarpa, Angela Maria Rocchigiani, Carla Cacciotto, Giada Lostia, Mariangela Stefania Fiori, Yoel Rodriguez Valera, Alessandra Mistral De Pascali, Martina Brandolini, Ilenia Azzena, Chiara Locci, Marco Casu, Roberto Bechere, Davide Pintus, Ciriaco Ligios, Alessandra Scagliarini, Daria Sanna, Giantonella Puggioni

“…Orf virus (ORFV) belongs to the genus Parapoxvirus (Poxviridae family). It is the causative agent of contagious ecthyma (CE) that is an economically detrimental disease affecting small ruminants globally. …”
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The Development of Methods for the Production of New Molecular Vaccines and Appropriate RNA Fragments to Counteract Unwanted Genes: A Pilot Study by Iskra Sainova, Vera Kolyovska, Iliana Ilieva, Tzvetanka Markova, Dimitrina Dimitrova-Dikanarova, Radka Hadjiolova

“…Among the most appropriate DNA and/or RNA fragments, members belonging to families <i>Parvoviridae</i> (particularly adeno-associated virus, AAV) and <i>Poxviridae</i> have frequently been suggested for this purpose. …”
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Immunopathogenesis of Orthopoxviridae: insights into immunology from smallpox to monkeypox (mpox) by Brent Brown, Ingo Fricke, Chinua Imarogbe, Alexander Ariel Padrón González, Osvaldo Aguilera Batista, Pascal Mensah, Enrique Chacon-Cruz

“…MPXV is of the Orthopoxviridae genus, belonging to the family Poxviridae. Zoonotic transmission (animal-to-human transmission) may occur. …”
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Analysis of codon usage bias of lumpy skin disease virus causing livestock infection by Siddiq Ur Rahman, Hassan Ur Rehman, Inayat Ur Rahman, Abdur Rauf, Abdulrahman Alshammari, Metab Alharbi, Noor ul Haq, Hafiz Ansar Rasul Suleria, Sayed Haidar Abbas Raza, Sayed Haidar Abbas Raza

“…Lumpy skin disease virus (LSDV) causes lumpy skin disease (LSD) in livestock, which is a double-stranded DNA virus that belongs to the genus Capripoxvirus of the family Poxviridae. LSDV is an important poxvirus that has spread out far and wide to become distributed worldwide. …”
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Monkeypox – a cause of concern? by Umer Usman Malik, Muhammad Arham Bin Kashif, Ume Habiba

“… Madam, the Monkeypox disease is a zoonotic infection caused by the Monkeypox virus of the Orthopoxvirus genus in the Poxviridae family. With a similar clinical presentation as the now eradicated smallpox, which includes fever, rash, and lymphadenopathy [1], the disease has remained endemic in Africa since the first reported case in the Democratic Republic of Congo in 1970. …”
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Elucidating the evolution of monkeypox virus genomes through phylo-geo-network and haplogroup analysis by Taslima Nasrin, Md Samim Hassan, Muzaffar Iqbal, Amar Yousif, Mehboob Hoque, Nemat Ali, Safdar Ali

“…Monkeypox is a zoonotic disease caused by monkeypox virus (MPXV), which is an enveloped, double stranded DNA virus belonging to the Poxviridae family. Presently, we construct and analyze the phylo-geo-network and the corresponding haplogroups. …”
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Insights into the Prognostic Role of Serum Interleukin-6 and Hematobiochemical Alterations in Cattle during Recent Outbreaks of Lumpy Skin Disease in Lodhran District, Pakistan by Waqas Ahmad, Muhammad Abu Bakr Shabbir, Mehmood Ahmad, Muhammad Ovais Omer, Rana Muhammad Zahid Mushtaq, Sadaf Aroosa, Asif Iqbal, Arfa Majeed

“…Lumpy skin disease (LSD) is a highly infectious disease of cattle caused by a virus of the Poxviridae family, genus Capripoxvirus. The present study was designed to determine the prognostic ability of serum IL-6 in LSD using a binary logistic regression model at baseline sampling. …”
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Metagenomics screening of viruses in Arusha, north Tanzania: a one health perspective across wild rodents, domestic dogs and humans by Amina Issae, Abdul Ahmed Katakweba, Rose Kicheleri, Augustino Chengula, Christopher Kasanga

“…The zoonotic DNA families detected in rodents were Adenoviridae, Poxviridae, Herpesviridae, Anelloviridae, and Circoviridae. …”
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