Comparison of monkeypox viruses pathogenesis in mice by in vivo imaging.

Monkeypox viruses (MPXV) cause human monkeypox, a zoonotic smallpox-like disease endemic to Africa, and are of worldwide public health and biodefense concern. Using viruses from the Congo (MPXV-2003-Congo-358) and West African (MPXV-2003-USA-044) clades, we constructed recombinant viruses that expre...

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Main Authors: Jorge E Osorio, Keith P Iams, Carol U Meteyer, Tonie E Rocke
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2009-08-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2719101?pdf=render