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Yatapoxvirus
Medical Definition: | A genus of the family POXVIRIDAE, subfamily CHORDOPOXVIRINAE, causing tumors in primates. The type species is YABA MONKEY TUMOR VIRUS. |
Guide Notes: | infection: coord IM with POXVIRIDAE INFECTIONS (IM) + TUMOR VIRUS INFECTIONS (IM) |
Also Called: | Tanapox virus |
Yaba monkey tumor virus - The type species of YATAPOXVIRUS, a tumor-producing DNA virus discovered in monkeys in Yaba, Nigeria. It has been found to produce histiocytomas in monkeys and humans. |
Yatapoxvirus Medical Definitions and Terms
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