Human poxvirus infection after the eradication of smallpox

Epidemiology and Infection

Volumn 100, Issue 3, 1988, Pages 321-334

  Baxby, Derrick ^a  

^a ROYAL LIVERPOOL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

VACCINE;

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; CAMEL ORTHOPOXVIRUS; CAPRIPOXVIRUS; HUMAN; MOLLUSCUM CONTAGIOSUM; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; ORTHOPOXVIRUS; PARAPOXVIRUS; POXVIRUS; REVIEW; SMALLPOX; TANAPOX VIRUS; VACCINIA;

ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ANIMAL; DISEASE RESERVOIRS; HUMAN; POXVIRIDAE INFECTIONS; SMALLPOX; VACCINATION;

EID: 0023923074     PISSN: 09502688     EISSN: 14694409     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0950268800067078     Document Type: Article

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