Cowpox virus, which has been used to protect humans against smallpox but may cause severe disease in immunocompromised persons, has reemerged in humans, domestic cats, and other animal species in Europe. Orthopoxvirus (OPV) DNA was detected in tissues (lung, kidney, spleen) in 24 (9%) of 263 free-ranging Eurasian lynx (Lynx lynx) from Sweden. Thymidine kinase gene amplicon sequences (339 bp) fr...

The re-creation of horsepox virus, an extinct orthopoxvirus with similarity to smallpox virus, has caused concerns in the biosecurity and biodefense communities that the technical capabilities achieved could advance the re-creation of smallpox virus by nefarious actors. The work is now published. While the authors went through due biosecurity diligence at their research institution and with the...

Monkeypox is Atypical zoonotic Orthopoxvirus infection and classified in the same viral subfamily as smallpox. transmitted to humans by direct contact between bush animals like rodents. In this article we are discussing course of transmission, symptoms sign along with treatment prevention disease, what appropriate measures can be taken overcome new outbreak.

Monkeypox is a zoonotic disease caused by the virus, which belongs to Orthopoxvirus genus of Poxviridae family. It exhibits clinical condition characterized fever, fatigue, malaise, headache, rash and lymphopathy. self-limited illness with symptoms usually lasting 2-4 weeks. In addition, severe cases may occur. The aim this study review features monkeypox.

The presence of zoonotic poxviruses in nature represents a potential human health risk that has to be re-evaluated by health authorities not only in developing countries, but also in many developed countries. For example, buffalopox virus infection remains to be a threat to humans and cattle in India, and monkeypox virus infection persists in several inhabited places in Africa and, more recentl...

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This preliminary report describes human and cow cases of poxvirus that recently occurred in the State of Rio de Janeiro. The electron microscopic findings were consistent with parapoxviral and orthopoxviral infection. Orthopoxvirus strains were isolated from human and cow cases. Detailed viral characterization by means of genetical techniques is under investigation. Based on these informations,...

Monkeypox is a zoonotic viral infection caused by monkeypox virus which belongs to the Poxviridae family of genus Orthopoxvirus. Usually, transmission happens when individual comes in contact with infected person through body fluids, animal lesions, respiratory droplets or contaminated materials. Clinical presentation has shown significant resemblance that smallpox and chickenpox, belonging sam...