Canarypox
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| Canarypox virus | |
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| Virus classification | |
| Group: | Group I (dsDNA) |
| Family: | Poxviridae |
| Subfamily: | Chordopoxvirinae |
| Genus: | Avipoxvirus |
| Species: | Canarypox virus |
Canarypox virus (CNPV) is an avipoxvirus and etiologic agent of canarypox, a disease of wild and captive birds that can cause significant losses. Canarypox can enter human cells, but it cannot survive and multiply in human cells. There is a live viral vaccine available (ATCvet code: QI01KD01).
[edit] References
- Tulman ER, Afonso CL, Lu Z, Zsak L, Kutish GF, Rock DL (January 2004). "The genome of canarypox virus". Journal of virology 78 (1): 353–66. doi:10.1128/JVI.78.1.353-366.2004. PMC 303417. PMID 14671117. http://jvi.asm.org/cgi/pmidlookup?view=long&pmid=14671117.
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