Here, there, and everywhere: The wide host range and geographic distribution of zoonotic orthopoxviruses

Natalia Ingrid Oliveira Silva; Jaqueline Silva de Oliveira; Erna Geessien Kroon; Giliane de Souza Trindade; Betânia Paiva Drumond

doi:10.3390/v13010043

Here, there, and everywhere: The wide host range and geographic distribution of zoonotic orthopoxviruses

Natalia Ingrid Oliveira Silva, Jaqueline Silva de Oliveira, Erna Geessien Kroon, Giliane de Souza Trindade, Betânia Paiva Drumond

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Abstract

The global emergence of zoonotic viruses, including poxviruses, poses one of the greatest threats to human and animal health. Forty years after the eradication of smallpox, emerging zoonotic orthopoxviruses, such as monkeypox, cowpox, and vaccinia viruses continue to infect humans as well as wild and domestic animals. Currently, the geographical distribution of poxviruses in a broad range of hosts worldwide raises concerns regarding the possibility of outbreaks or viral dissemination to new geographical regions. Here, we review the global host ranges and current epidemiological understanding of zoonotic orthopoxviruses while focusing on orthopoxviruses with epidemic potential, including monkeypox, cowpox, and vaccinia viruses.

Original language	English (US)
Article number	43
Journal	Viruses
Volume	13
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3390/v13010043
State	Published - Jan 2021
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Cowpox virus
Emergent viruses
Host range
Monkeypox virus
Orthopoxvirus
Outbreak
Poxviridae
Vaccinia virus
Wild and domestic animals
Zoonosis

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Infectious Diseases
Virology

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