DATA AVAILABILITY
Vero cell adapted BPXV was deposited in the National Centre for Veterinary Type Cultures (NCVTC), Hisar with an Accession Number of VTCC-AVA90 which can be accessed at http://ncvtc.org.in/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/Viruses-availble-for-distribution.pdf. Its whole genome sequence is available in GenBank with an Accession Number of MW883892.1.