Interferon function is not required for recovery from a secondary poxvirus infection

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IFN function is critical for recovery from most primary viral infections, including poxvirus infection. In contrast, very little is known about the requirement for IFN function in mediating recovery from a secondary virus infection. We have used ectromelia virus (ECTV), an orthopoxvirus very closely related to variola virus, to investigate the importance of IFN function in recovery from a secondary infection....

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