Validation of a pan-orthopox real-time PCR assay for the detection and quantification of viral genomes from nonhuman primate blood

In 1980, smallpox disease was eradicated from nature and Variola virus, the etiological agent of smallpox, was confined to two laboratories, one located in Russia (Moscow) later moved to VECTOR (Novosibirsk, Sibe...

Source: Virology Journal - November 3, 2017 Category: Virology Authors: Eric M. Mucker, Christopher Hartmann, Donna Hering, Wendy Giles, David Miller, Robert Fisher and John Huggins Tags: Methodology Source Type: research