The aim of the study was to find out the host specificity of pigeon pox virus-1 (PPV-1) and fowl pox virus-2 (FPV-2) following cross infection with field strains from Bangladesh. The cross infection was investigated in five groups (n=5) of pigeons and seven groups of chickens (n=5) four weeks of age. Irrespective of route of inoculation each bird received either 0.1 mL of PPV-1 or FPV-2 having ...

Outbreak of sheep pox was noticed in flocks of Khilakaraisal in an organized government farm of Tirunelveli district during 2013. Mortality and morbidity rates were 4.17% and 80.00%, respectively. Both the sexes of sheep between 6 months to 2 years old were affected. DNA extracted from the scab specimens (n=5) were amplified using Capri pox specific p32 gene primers and yielded 192 bp product. ...

We have dissected the entire cis-regulatory region of the Drosophila Pox neuro gene with regard to its enhancers, and have analyzed their functions by the selective addition to Pox neuro null mutant flies of one or several functions, each regulated by a complete or partial enhancer. We have identified at least 15 enhancers with an astounding complexity in arrangement and substructure that regul...

This study was conducted for explaining the use of combined inactivated pneumo-3 vaccine (bovine viral diarrhea, bovine herpes virus -1 and parainfleunza-3 viruses) as a diluent for sheep pox virus vaccine to be used as a vaccine for goats in one shot. 16 balady adults’ male goats were used which were seronegative against each virus used in this study. All goats were randomly divided into four ...

BACKGROUND Cutaneous leiomyosarcoma (CLM) is a very rare smooth muscle tumour that accounts for about 2-3% of all superficial soft tissue sarcomas. Although the development of various malignancies in scar tissue is well known, we report the first case of a CLM developing in a small pox scar. CASE PRESENTATION A 66-year-old man presented with a painless, slow-growing lump in a small pox scar o...

In many plants, osmotic stress induces a rapid accumulation of proline through de novo synthesis from glutamate. This response is thought to play a pivotal role in osmotic stress tolerance [Kishor, P. B. K., Hong, Z., Miao, G.-H., Hu, C.-A. A. and Verma, D. P. S. (1995) Plant Physiol. 108, 1387-1394]. During recovery from osmotic stress, accumulated proline is rapidly oxidized to glutamate and ...

There is paucity of data on the incidence, severity and management of chicken pox in patients receiving active chemotherapy for cancer. From October 2010 to October 2011, patients were included in this study if they developed a chicken pox infection during their chemotherapy. The details of patients' cancer diagnosis and treatment along with clinical and epidemiological data of the chicken pox ...