Keeping an eye on poxviruses

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 80, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 499-500

  Bray, Mike ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ALLERGY AND INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHICKENPOX; EDITORIAL; HERPES VIRUS; HUMAN; MONKEYPOX; ORTHOPOXVIRUS; POXVIRUS; PUSTULE; TROPICAL MEDICINE; VACCINATION; VIRUS TRANSMISSION; CLASSIFICATION; COMMUNICABLE DISEASE; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METHODOLOGY; NOTE; POXVIRUS INFECTION; SEROLOGY;

COMMUNICABLE DISEASES, EMERGING; HUMANS; POXVIRIDAE; POXVIRIDAE INFECTIONS; SEROLOGIC TESTS;

EID: 65349083698     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.2009.80.499     Document Type: Editorial

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