Pathogeneses of respiratory infections with virulent and attenuated vaccinia viruses

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Respiratory infection with the neurovirulent vaccinia virus (VV) strain Western Reserve (WR) results in an acute infection of the lung followed by dissemination of the virus to other organs and causes lethality in mice. The mechanism...

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Main Authors: Terajima Masanori, Ennis Francis A, Hayasaka Daisuke
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2007-02-01
Series:Virology Journal
Online Access:http://www.virologyj.com/content/4/1/22