Novel Poxvirus in Proliferative Lesions of Wild Rodents in East Central Texas, USA

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• Alternative Title:
  Emerg Infect Dis
• Personal Author:
  Hodo, Carolyn L. ; Mauldin, Matthew R. ; Light, Jessica E. ; Wilkins, Kimberly ; Tang, Shiyuyun ; Nakazawa, Yoshinori ; Emerson, Ginny L. ; Ritter, Jana M. ; Mansell, Joanne L. ; Hamer, Sarah A.
• Description:
  Northern pygmy mice from 2 localities in East Central Texas, USA, had proliferative epidermal lesions on the tail and feet. Electron microscopy of lesion tissue revealed poxvirus. Phylogenetic analyses indicated the virus differed 35% from its closest relatives, the Chordopoxvirinae. Future research is needed to determine whether this virus could affect human health.
• Subjects:
  Baiomys Taylori Chordopoxvirinae Dispatch Electron Microscopy Epidermal Lesions Histopathology Infections Microscopy Northern Pygmy Mouse Phylogenetics Poxviridae Poxvirus Proliferative Lesions Rodents Viruses Zoonoses

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• Source:
  Emerg Infect Dis. 24(6):1069-1072.
• Pubmed ID:
  29774837
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC6004845
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Texas
• Location:
  North America
• Volume:
  24
• Issue:
  6
• Collection(s):
  Emerging Infectious Diseases
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:0ddb7b484adb967dd2e30e08132120b3d987a2002c194e434cc567ce89d39274
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/56329/cdc_56329_DS1.pdf
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  [PDF - 2.30 MB ]