Considering that vaccination against smallpox with live vaccinia virus led to serious adverse
effects in some cases, the WHO, after declaration of the global eradication of smallpox in …

The 2022 monkeypox outbreak, caused by the zoonotic monkeypox virus, has spread
across 6 World Health Organization regions (the Americas, Africa, Europe, Eastern …

Context.—Before its eradication, the smallpox virus was a significant cause of poor obstetric
outcomes, including maternal and fetal morbidity and mortality. The mpox (monkeypox) virus …

The recently re-emerged mpox (monkeypox) virus that causes mpox disease is a member of
genus Orthopoxvirus and has unprecedentedly spread worldwide. Numerous studies have …

Orthopoxviruses (OPXVs) not only infect their natural hosts, but some OPXVs can also cause
disease in humans. Previously, we partially characterized an OPXV isolated from an 18-year …

Financial Disclosure Brett W. Petersen received $2000 in travel support from Bavarian
Nordic in 2019. Denise Jamieson is a university employee, and this article represents her …

Cowpox viruses (CPXVs) exhibit the broadest known host range among the Poxviridae
family and have caused lethal outbreaks in various zoo animals and pets across 12 …

Monkeypox has emerged as a significant human pathogen, posing severe risks in
vulnerable populations. At present, there is not enough data available as to whether …

Cowpox virus (CPXV; genus Orthopoxvirus; family Poxviridae) is the causative agent of
cowpox, a self-limiting zoonotic infection. CPXV is endemic in Eurasia, and human CPXV …

As the present outbreak continues to expand through sustained humanto-human
transmission and due to a vaccine shortage, there is a strong possibility of monkeypox …