Monkeypox and other zoonotic poxviruses

Abstract

Poxviruses are among the most important diseases for humanity. An important triumph was achieved with the eradication of smallpox defined by the World Health Organization in 1979. There are many viruses in the poxvirus family that are pathogenic for both humans and other creatures. Some of these disease agents contain zoonotic potential. The family include non-zoonotic agents, such as sheep and goat pox are important disease. Smallpox viruses with zoonotic potential are among the diseases that are neglected because they do not cause epidemics. Recently, however, increased monkeypox cases the public attention in this family has rose up again. Therefore, it is aimed to write down a review that gives information about monkeypox, cowpox, vaccine, bovine papular stomatitis, orf, pseudocowpox, gray seal pox and red deer viruses.