horsepox

[′hȯrs‚päks]

(veterinary medicine)

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

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"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

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.