Novel Orthopoxvirus and Lethal Disease in Cat, Italy
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DOI: 10.3201/eid2409.171283
Abstract: We report detection and full-genome characterization of a novel orthopoxvirus (OPXV) responsible for a fatal infection in a cat. The virus induced skin lesions histologically characterized by leukocyte infiltration and eosinophilic cytoplasmic inclusions. Different PCR… read more here.
Keywords: orthopoxvirus lethal; novel orthopoxvirus; lethal disease; cat ... See more keywords
Comparative Pathology of Zoonotic Orthopoxviruses
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DOI: 10.3390/pathogens11080892
Abstract: This review provides a brief history of the impacts that a human-specific Orthopoxvirus (OPXV), Variola virus, had on mankind, recalls how critical vaccination was for the eradication of this disease, and discusses the consequences of… read more here.
Keywords: opxv; pathology zoonotic; zoonotic orthopoxviruses; pathology ... See more keywords