Intact smallpox virus particles in an Italian mummy of sixteenth century

Lancet. 1986 Sep 13;2(8507):625. doi: 10.1016/s0140-6736(86)92443-8.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Historical Article
  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • Child, Preschool
  • History, 16th Century
  • Humans
  • Italy
  • Male
  • Mummies*
  • Smallpox / microbiology
  • Variola virus / isolation & purification*