Okeke, Malachy Ifeanyi; Okoli, Arinze Stanley; Nilssen, Øivind; Moens, Ugo; Tryland, Morten; Bøhn, Thomas; Traavik, Terje (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2014)
Background: Cowpox virus (CPXV), a rodent-borne Orthopoxvirus (OPV) that is indigenous to Eurasia can infect humans,
cattle, felidae and other animals. Molecular characterization of CPXVs isolated from different geographic locations is
important for the understanding of their biology, geographic distribution, classification and evolution. Our aim was to
characterize CPXVs isolated from Fennoscandia ...