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Real-Time PCR to Identify Variola Virus or Other Human Pathogenic Orthopox Viruses

Author(s) -

Natale Scaramozzino,

Audrey Ferrier-Rembert,

AnneLaure Favier,

Corinne Rothlisberger,

Stéphane Richard,

JeanMarc Crance,

Helmut E. Meyer,

Daniel Garín

Publication year - 2007

Publication title -

clinical chemistry

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.705

H-Index - 218

eISSN - 1530-8561

pISSN - 0009-9147

DOI - 10.1373/clinchem.2006.068635

Subject(s) - orthopoxvirus , monkeypox , cowpox , variola virus , virology , poxviridae , vaccinia , smallpox , cowpox virus , biology , smallpox virus , gene , vaccination , genetics , recombinant dna

Variola virus (family Poxviridae, genus Orthopoxvirus) and the closely related cowpox, vaccinia, and monkeypox viruses can infect humans. Efforts are mounting to replenish the smallpox vaccine stocks, optimize diagnostic methods for poxviruses, and develop new antivirals against smallpox, because it is feared that variola virus might be used as a weapon of bioterrorism.

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