Human population immunity to such viruses has been waning globally since smallpox was eradicated, which is likely why they are being seen more often, the authors say.
The case is the first outside of the Fairbanks area, suggesting wider circulation in small animals.
CARB-X announced today that it is awarding up to $2.5 million to GangaGen Biotechnologies of Bangalore, India, to develop novel antibacterial proteins to treat hospital-acquired and ventilator-associated pneumonia caused by Klebsiella pneumoniae.
Some experts say that offering a manual for re-creating an orthopoxvirus is inherently dangerous.
Scientists with the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) have detected a new orthopoxvirus—the family of viruses that includes smallpox and cowpox—in three people in the nation of Georgia, including two herdsmen, the CDC reported in a news release yesterday.
