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Genome of Alaskapox Virus, a Novel Orthopoxvirus Isolated from Alaska
1 Aug 2019
Abstract excerpt
Since the eradication of smallpox, there have been increases in poxvirus infections and the emergence of several novel poxviruses that can infect humans and domestic animals. In 2015, a novel poxvirus was isolated from a resident of Alaska. Diagnostic testing and limited sequence analysis suggested this isolate was a member of the Orthopoxvirus (OPXV) genus but was highly diverged from currently known species,...
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