The inability to propagate molluscum contagiosum virus (MOCV), which causes benign skin lesions in young children and more extensive infections in immunosuppressed adults, has constrained our understa
Molluscum contagiosum virus (MCV), the only member of the Molluscipoxvirus genus, causes benign papules in healthy people but disfiguring lesions in immunocompromised patients. The sequence of MCV has
Molluscum contagiosum virus (MCV) is a significant but underreported skin pathogen for children and adults. Seroprevalence studies can help establish burden of disease. Enzyme linked immunosorbent ass