| virological investigations of specimens from buffaloes affected by buffalopox in maharashtra state, india between 1985 and 1987. | 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 ... | 1993 | 8094611 |
| investigation of buffalopox outbreaks in maharashtra state during 1992-1996. | during 1992-96, outbreaks of buffalopox zoonosis were reported from different villages in jalgaon, dhule and beed districts of maharashtra state. in humans, pox lesions were observed on the hands whereas in affected buffaloes and cows the lesions were noticed mainly on the teats and udder. twenty two virus strains were isolated from the skin scabs collected from infected humans and milch animals. neutralizing antibodies were detected not only in the sera of affected humans but also in their cont ... | 1997 | 9415737 |