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Comparison and phylogenetic analysis of cowpox viruses isolated from cats and humans in Fennoscandia.
Archives of virology - 1 Jan 2009
Hansen Hilde, Okeke Malachy Ifeanyi, Nilssen Øivind, Traavik Terje
Abstract excerpt
Cowpox virus (CPXV), a member of the genus Orthopoxvirus (OPV), has reservoirs in small mammals and may cause disease in humans, felidae and other animals. In this study we compared CPXVs isolated from humans and cats in Fennoscandia by restriction enzyme and DNA sequence analysis. The HindIII restriction profiles clearly distinguished geographically distinct CPXV isolates, whereas only minor differences were...
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