Canarypox virus

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iCanarypox virus
Virus classification
Group: Group I (dsDNA)
Family: Poxviridae
Subfamily: Chordopoxvirinae
Genus: Avipoxvirus
Species: Canarypox virus

Canarypox virus (CNPV) is an avipoxvirus and etiologic agent of canarypox, a disease of wild and captive birds that can cause significan losses. Canarypox can enter human cells, but it cannot live and multiply in human cells.

[edit] Reference

  • Tulman, E.R. et al. 2004. The Genome of Canarypox Virus. Journal of Virology 78:353-366
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