In Vivo Characterization of a Bank Vole-Derived Cowpox Virus Isolate in Natural Hosts and the Rat Model

Cowpox virus (CPXV) belongs to the genus <i>Orthopoxvirus</i> in the <i>Poxviridae</i> family and is endemic in western Eurasia. Based on seroprevalence studies in different voles from continental Europe and UK, voles are suspected to be the major reservoir host. Recently, a...

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Published in:	Viruses
Main Authors:	Saskia Weber, Kathrin Jeske, Rainer G. Ulrich, Christian Imholt, Jens Jacob, Martin Beer, Donata Hoffmann
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	MDPI AG 2020-02-01
Subjects:	cowpox virus (cpxv) <i>orthopoxvirus</i> bank vole (<i>myodes glareolus</i>) common vole (<i>microtus arvalis</i>) reservoir host animal model
Online Access:	https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4915/12/2/237