Quokkapox virus explained

Quokkapox virus (QPV), also known as quokka poxvirus, marsupial papillomavirus, or marsupialpox virus,[1] is a dsDNA virus that causes quokkapox. It is unclear whether this virus is its own species or a member of another species.[2] It primarily infects the quokka, which is one of only four macropodid marsupials to get pox lesions. The lesions can mainly be seen on the tail, and can be up to in diameter.[3] The biological behavior of this virus has yet to be identified; these lesions seem to be species-specific. The papilloma- like lesion in humans showcase many differences from the marsupial papillomata.[4]

Because the quokka host primarily lives on isolated islands in Western Australia, the range of the virus is limited as well. It was first described in 1972 from samples taken on Rottnest Island.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Mahy , Brian W. J. . The dictionary of virology . Elsevier . October 2008 . 393 . 978-0-12-373732-8.
  2. Web site: . ICTV 9th Report (2011). ICTV. 30 September 2017. Leiden. en. 2011. List of other related viruses which may be members of the subfamily Chordopoxvirinae but have not been approved as species Quokka poxvirus.
  3. Book: Williams , Elizabeth S. . Ian K. Barker . Infectious diseases of wild mammals . Blackwell Publishing . 2001 . 180 . 10.1002/9780470344880.fmatter . 978-0-8138-2556-4.
  4. Papadimitriou . J. M. . Ashman . R. B. . 1972 . A Poxvirus in a Marsupial Papilloma . Journal of General Virology . 16 . 1 . 87–89 . 10.1099/0022-1317-16-1-87 . 1465-2099.
  5. Papadimitriou . J. M. . J. M. Papadimitriou . R. B. . Ashman . A Poxvirus in a Marsupial Papilloma . Journal of General Virology . 16 . 1 . 87–89 . July 1972 . 5049081 . 10.1099/0022-1317-16-1-87 . free .

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