Evidence for Persistence of Ectromelia Virus in Inbred Mice, Recrudescence Following Immunosuppression and Transmission to Naïve Mice

• Isaac G. Sakala,

  Current address: Vaxine PL, Flinders Medical Centre/Flinders University, Bedford Park, South Australia, Australia

  Affiliation Department of Immunology and Infectious Disease, John Curtin School of Medical Research, Australian National University, Canberra, Australia

  ⨯
• Geeta Chaudhri,

  Affiliation Department of Immunology and Infectious Disease, John Curtin School of Medical Research, Australian National University, Canberra, Australia

  ⨯
• Anthony A. Scalzo,

  Affiliation Immunology and Virology Program, Centre for Ophthalmology & Visual Science, The Lions Eye Institute, University of Western Australia, Perth, Western Australia, Australia

  ⨯
• Preethi Eldi,

  Affiliation Department of Immunology and Infectious Disease, John Curtin School of Medical Research, Australian National University, Canberra, Australia

  ⨯
• Timothy P. Newsome,

  Affiliation School of Molecular Bioscience, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia

  ⨯
• Robert M. Buller,

  Affiliation Saint Louis University Health Sciences Center, Department of Molecular Microbiology and Immunology, St Louis, Missouri, United States of America

  ⨯
• Gunasegaran Karupiah

  * E-mail: Guna.Karupiah@anu.edu.au

  Affiliation Department of Immunology and Infectious Disease, John Curtin School of Medical Research, Australian National University, Canberra, Australia

  ⨯