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  1. What The #Pox? #Review of #Poxviruses Affecting #Humans, J Clin Virol.: sciencedirect.com/science/arti

    This review examines various poxviruses affecting humans, with discussion of less commonly encountered Poxviridae members, including #pathogenesis, #epidemiology, and #diagnostic methods. Poxvirus #treatment is beyond the intended scope of this review and will not be discussed.

  2. Virophages are viruses that infect giant viruses, typically resulting in a lower burst size for the giant virus. In our latest preprint we report virophage-like sequences associated with insect poxviruses.

    Their genomes of these elements are really interesting. This also opens up the possibility that hyperparasitic viruses are associated with a much broader range of DNA viruses than is commonly thought.

    doi.org/10.1101/2023.10.16.562

    #viruses #virology #poxviruses #GiantViruses