| characterization of a novel poxvirus in a north american red squirrel (tamiasciurus hudsonicus). | in 2009, a novel poxvirus was identified in a north american red squirrel (tamiasciurus hudsonicus) from yukon, canada. initial molecular analyses indicated that this virus was likely to be distinct from all other known mammalian poxviruses, including those previously associated with disease in tree squirrels--squirrel fibroma virus in north america and squirrelpox virus in the uk (uk sqpv). we characterize the canadian squirrelpox virus (canadian sqpv) using dna sequence analysis and negative-c ... | 2013 | 23307385 |