| the pox in the north american backyard: volepox virus pathogenesis in california mice (peromyscus californicus). | volepox virus (vpxv) was first isolated in 1985 from a hind foot scab of an otherwise healthy california vole (microtus californicus). subsequent surveys in san mateo county, ca, revealed serological evidence suggesting that vpxv is endemic to this area, and a second viral isolate from a pinyon mouse (peromyscus truei) was collected in 1988. since then, few studies have been conducted regarding the ecology, pathology, and pathogenicity of vpxv, and its prevalence and role as a potential zoonotic ... | 2012 | 22952799 |