The French Armed Forces Virology Unit: A Chronological Record of Ongoing Research on Orthopoxvirus.
Viruses
; 10(1)2017 12 23.
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ABSTRACT
Since the official declaration of smallpox eradication in 1980, the general population vaccination has ceased worldwide. Therefore, people under 40 year old are generally not vaccinated against smallpox and have no cross protection against orthopoxvirus infections. This naïve population may be exposed to natural or intentional orthopoxvirus emergences. The virology unit of the Institut de Recherche Biomédicale des Armées (France) has developed research programs on orthopoxviruses since 2000. Its missions were conceived to improve the diagnosis capabilities, to foster vaccine development, and to develop antivirals targeting specific viral proteins. The role of the virology unit was asserted in 2012 when the responsibility of the National Reference Center for the Orthopoxviruses was given to the unit. This article presents the evolution of the unit activity since 2000, and the past and current research focusing on orthopoxviruses.
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Assunto principal:
Pesquisa
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Controle de Doenças Transmissíveis
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Orthopoxvirus
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Infecções por Poxviridae
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
Limite:
Animals
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Humans
País/Região como assunto:
Europa
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Viruses
Ano de publicação:
2017
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
França