horsepox

[′hȯrs‚päks]

(veterinary medicine)

A disease of horses such as pseudotuberculosis, contagious pustular stomatitis, or a vesicular exanthema.

References in periodicals archive ?

"The synthesis of horsepox virus takes the world one step closer to the reemergence of smallpox as a threat to global health security."

DNA cops make sure deadly viruses don't get rebuilt

The peer-reviewed article, Construction of an infectious horsepox virus vaccine from chemically synthesized DNA fragments, published in the journal PLOS ONE, follows the announcement in March of 2017 of the complete synthesis of horsepox virus using synthetic biology technology.

United States : Tonix Pharmaceuticals Announces Publication Reporting Synthesis, Construction and Characterization of a Potential Smallpox-Preventing Vaccine Candidate TNX-801 (Live Horsepox Virus from Cell Culture)

Tonix Pharmaceuticals Holding announced the publication of research describing the successful synthesis and characterization of a potential smallpox-preventing vaccine based on horsepox virus.

Tonix: Horsepox virus showed protection vs. lethal vaccinia infection in study

As an example, Science reported in July 2017 that a team of Canadian researchers synthesized the horsepox virus, a relative of smallpox, from genetic pieces ordered through the mail.

How to Handle DURC Experiments in the 21 st Century: A National Academies' report highlights the apprehensions and limitations of current U.S. dual use research of concern (DURC) policies

Vaccination for cowpox, feline cowpox, buffalopox, and horsepox is not practiced.

Chapter 7 Viral zoonoses

Already a research team at the University of Alberta has recreated from scratch an extinct relative of smallpox, horsepox, by stitching together fragments of mail-order DNA in just six months for about $100,000 -- without a glance from law enforcement officials.