I wonder how many unidentified pox viruses there are in the US and Europe?
With rural areas turning into suburbs and/or tourist destinations, the pathogens might find us before we find them.
Novel Orthopoxvirus and Lethal Disease in Cat, Italy
We report detection and full-genome characterization of a novel orthopoxvirus (OPXV) responsible for a fatal infection in a cat. The virus induced skin lesions histologically characterized by leukocyte infiltration and eosinophilic cytoplasmic ...
