Poxviridae


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Poxviridae

[päks′vir·ə‚dī]
(virology)
A family of deoxyribonucleic acid-containing animal viruses that is characterized by its ability to replicate in the cell cytoplasm, includes the subfamilies Chordopoxviridae and Entomopoxviridae.
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El agente etiologico de EC es un virus DNA, epiteliotropico (2-4,6,7), del genero Parapoxvirus, familia Poxviridae (Orf virus) (1,2,6,7).
Diagnosis of contagious ecthyma in goats in a quarantine station in Panama/Diagnostico de ectima contagioso en caprinos dentro de una estacion de cuarentena en Panama
DISCUSSION: MC is caused by a virus Molluscum contagiosum virus which is a member of the family Poxviridae (genus Molluscipoxvirus).
Isolated molluscum contagiosum of nipple: a rare case study
sheep poxvirus (SPPV), goatpox virus (GTPV), and lumpy skin disease virus (LSDV) of the family Poxviridae have proved to be effective recombinant vectors to induce protective immunity against several other viruses (20-23).
Capripoxviruses as vaccine vectors: a review
Causative agent belongs to the genus Orthopoxvirus (OPXV) in the family Poxviridae (Matthews, 1982).
ESTABLISHMENT OF HEMATOLOGICAL REFERENCE VALUES IN BUFFALO POX VIRUS INFECTED BUFFALOES FOR QUICK DIAGNOSIS OF THE DISEASE IN LOCAL LABORATORY SETTINGS
Contagious ecthyma (CE) is a contagious specific skin-disease of small ruminants, caused by a parapox virus of family poxviridae (Savory et al., 2000).
Comparative therapeutic management of contagious ecthyma in small ruminants
Avian poxvirus (genus Avipoxvirus, family Poxviridae) is an enveloped double-stranded DNA virus that may be transmitted to birds by arthropod vectors or mucosal membrane contact with infectious particles.
J Wildl Dis.: Characterization of avian poxvirus in Anna's hummingbird (Calypte anna) in California, USA
Viruses in the family Poxviridae produce disease associated with the production of pox on the skin.
Chapter 7 Viral zoonoses
Existen algunas enfermedades que afectan solo a determinadas especies y que constituyen otra excepcion mas a los postulados; es el caso de la mixomatosis, una enfermedad producida por un virus de la familia Poxviridae que afecta unicamente a los conejos.
Los postulados de Koch: revision historica y perspectiva actual
Chordopoxvirinae is a diverse subfamily of viruses V_/within Poxviridae. These geographically widespread viruses infect birds, reptiles, and mammals, and many are zoonotic (1).
Novel Poxvirus in Proliferative Lesions of Wild Rodents in East Central Texas, USA
Vaccinia virus (VACV) belongs to family Poxviridae, genus Orthopoxvirus, and is associated with exanthematic and vesicular disease mainly in cattle, but also in man and, possibly in wild and peridomestic rodents (TRINDADE et al., 2007; ABRAHAO et al., 2009; BORGES et al., 2013; PERES et al., 2013).
Experimental infection of horses with Vaccinia virus/Infeccao experimental de equinos com o virus Vaccinia
The Poxviridae is divided into two subfamilies: Entomopoxvirinae, that comprises insect poxviruses, and Chordopoxvirinae, that includes all poxviruses of vertebrates (2).
Identification of FPV by PCR amplification of p4b gene in infected cell culture and Chorioallantoic membrane
Goat pox virus (GTPV) belongs to the Capri poxvirus genus in the family Poxviridae. The Capri poxvirus genus consists of GTPV, Sheep pox virus (SPPV) and Lumpy skin disease virus (LSDV), whose natural hosts are goats, sheep and cattle, respectively.
Diagnosis and therapeutic management of goat pox in ovines

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