Characteristics of a new poxvirus isolated from indian buffaloes

Baxby, Derrick; Hill, Barry

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“…In keeping with modern views on the identification of orthopoxviruses [7], we have concentrated as much on genome structure as on biological reactions. We report here our results and have included a comparison with three vaccinia strains previously used in India and with the buffalopox virus BP4 originally isolated in Hissar [2,20].…”

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Virological investigations of specimens from buffaloes affected by buffalopox in Maharashtra State, India between 1985 and 1987

Dumbell

Richardson

1993

Archives of Virology

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Isolates of poxviruses were made from thirteen of eighteen specimens of scabs taken from pox lesions on buffaloes in five different districts of Maharashtra State, India, between December, 1985 and February, 1987. The biological characters of twelve of the isolates resembled those of the Hissar strain of buffalopox virus; the thirteenth isolate appeared to be vaccinia. The Hin dIII restriction profiles of DNA from all 13 isolates and from the Hissar strain were typical of those given by vaccinia strains. DNA from all twelve Maharashtra buffalopox (BPV) isolates gave identical profiles with each of three additional endonucleases; these viruses appear to be repeated isolations of a single strain of BPV. The DNA profile of this strain was not the same as that of the Hissar strain of BPV and both could readily be distinguished from each of the three strains of vaccinia virus which had been used in India. The thirteenth Maharashtra isolate was indistinguishable from vaccinia in its biological properties, but the restriction profile of its DNA differed from those of three vaccinia strains and the BPV isolates. These observations, made 6-8 years after cessation of smallpox vaccination indicate that BPV is an emerging enzootic virus and is a subspecies of vaccinia virus.

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Section: K Dumbell and Madalene Richardsonmentioning

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Virological investigations of specimens from buffaloes affected by buffalopox in Maharashtra State, India between 1985 and 1987

Dumbell

Richardson

1993

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“…Cross-precipitation and cross-neutralization tests revealed the subsistence of a close association of BPXV with VACV (Lal and Singh, 1973;Kataria and Singh, 1970;Singh and Singh, 1967;Baxby and Hill, 1971). Nevertheless, no cross reacting precipitation of BPXV was observed in swinepox virus (SWPV) in agar gel precipitation test (Lal and Singh, 1973;Baxby and Hill, 1971;Kataria and Singh, 1970;Singh et al, 2007a).…”

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“…Nevertheless, no cross reacting precipitation of BPXV was observed in swinepox virus (SWPV) in agar gel precipitation test (Lal and Singh, 1973;Baxby and Hill, 1971;Kataria and Singh, 1970;Singh et al, 2007a).…”

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Camelpox and Buffalopox: Two Emerging and Re-emerging Orthopox Viral Diseases of India

Prabhu¹

2015

Adv. Anim. Vet. Sci.

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| World Health Assembly declared that the world is free from smallpox virus infection and vaccination against smallpox is not recommended since May 8, 1980. Since then several incidences of infections due to poxvirus reported in different parts of the world in humans and animals and the trend has now been increasing. In India, camelpox and buffalopox are the two important Orthopoxvirus (OPV) infections considered as emerging public health concern since last decade due to augmented reports of outbreaks and isolated cases. Both are highly contagious zoonotic viral diseases. Camelpox is an economically important, notifiable skin disease of camelids and could be used as a potential bio-warfare agent. Though, vaccines are available in few countries, this disease has received much attention in present days due to emergence of infections in human beings. Buffalopox is also causing tangible and intangible losses in affected herds which has no commercial vaccines at field to protect. Hence, novel, specific, sensitive, rapid and cost-effective diagnostic techniques would be useful in identification, thereby early implementations of therapeutic and preventives measures to curtail these diseases. This review provides an overview on the epidemiology, clinical picture, biology, diagnostic approaches and the preventive measures on the two emerging and re-emerging disease of India viz. camelpox and buffalopox.

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“…They were prepared in conjunction with Dr C. J. M. Rondle, by initial scarification of live virus into the shaved skin of the animals, followed by repeated intravenous injections of live virus. They are known to possess antibodies to a wide range of poxvirus antigens and have been used previously to study the production of such antigens by different poxviruses (Baxby & Rondle, 1968;Baxby & Hill, 1971). Other rabbit antisera were prepared in the same way and used unabsorbed in cross-neutralization tests.…”

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A comparison of the antigens present on the surface of virus released artificially from chick cells infected with vaccinia virus, and cowpox virus and its white pock mutant

Baxby

1972

J. Hyg.

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SUMMARYAntisera prepared against vaccinia and cowpox viruses were absorbed with purified suspensions of vaccinia virus, red cowpox and white cowpox viruses. They were then tested for their ability to neutralize the viruses, and to precipitate the virus soluble antigens.The results showed that some virus specific antigens were not virus surface components and that some components were present on the surface of all three viruses. However, certain components were detected on the surface of vaccinia virus but not on the surface of cowpox virus, and vice versa. Some evidence for the existence of a vaccinia-specific surface component was also obtained.Comparisons between results of cross-neutralization tests and immunodiffusion tests on the absorbed sera indicated that antibody to a number of antigens, including the classical LS, and the cowpox-specific d antigen play no part in the process of poxvirus neutralization.

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Characteristics of a new poxvirus isolated from indian buffaloes

Cited by 49 publications

References 16 publications

Virological investigations of specimens from buffaloes affected by buffalopox in Maharashtra State, India between 1985 and 1987

Virological investigations of specimens from buffaloes affected by buffalopox in Maharashtra State, India between 1985 and 1987

Camelpox and Buffalopox: Two Emerging and Re-emerging Orthopox Viral Diseases of India

A comparison of the antigens present on the surface of virus released artificially from chick cells infected with vaccinia virus, and cowpox virus and its white pock mutant

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