title: [Zoonotic poxviruses].
abstract: In the last few years, the mass media and also scientists have been showing an increasing interest in poxviruses. What kind of infections can be found in animals and men today? The following review gives an overview on current taxonomy, properties, epidemiology, and diagnosis of zoonotic poxviruses.
authors.affiliation: Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, München. Sandra.Essbauer@micro.vetmed.uni-muenchen.de
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Essbauer
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Pfeffer
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Wilhelm
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Meyer
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D003141:Communicable Diseases / Q000145:classification / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000662:veterinary; D006801:Humans; D011212:Poxviridae / Q000472:pathogenicity*; D011213:Poxviridae Infections / Q000145:classification / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000662:veterinary; D015047:Zoonoses / Q000145:classification / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000821:virology*