摘要:A poxvirus of the variola—vaccinia subgroup was isolated from the lesions of a female African refugee suffering from a smallpox-like illness. The virus is interesting because it is neither variola nor vaccinia but combines some properties of each. These properties are described and the possible origin of the virus is discussed. Full text Full text is available as a scanned copy of the original print version. Get a printable copy (PDF file) of the complete article (416K), or click on a page image below to browse page by page. Links to PubMed are also available for Selected References . 621 622 623