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Prediction of Steps in the Evolution of Variola Virus Host Range: e91520

Prediction of Steps in the Evolution of Variola Virus Host Range: e91520

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Prediction of Steps in the Evolution of Variola Virus Host Range: e91520

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Prediction of Steps in the Evolution of Variola Virus Host Range: e91520

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PloS one, 2014-03, Vol.9 (3)

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English

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Variola virus, the agent of smallpox, has a severely restricted host range (humans) but a devastatingly high mortality rate. Although smallpox has been eradicated by a World Health Organization vaccination program, knowledge of the evolutionary processes by which human super-pathogens such as variola virus arise is important. By analyzing the evolu...

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Prediction of Steps in the Evolution of Variola Virus Host Range: e91520

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TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_1512336478

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_1512336478

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1932-6203

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10.1371/journal.pone.0091520

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