hjˈuːmənz ɪn klˈoʊs kˈɑːntækt wɪð bˈʌfəlˌoʊz ɑːɹ səsˈɛptᵻbəl tə bˈʌfɐlˌɑːpɑːks; wɪððə sɛsˈeɪʃən ʌvðə smˈɔːlpɑːks væksˈiːn ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi, hjˈuːmənz duːnˌɑːt dɪvˈɛləp ɐn ˈæntɪbˌɑːdi tˈaɪɾɚɹ ɐɡˈɛnst ðə pˈɑːksvɪɹˌɪdiː, ænd æz ɐ ɹɪzˈʌlt hæv bɪkˌʌm ˈiːvən mˈoːɹ səsˈɛptᵻbəl tə vˈaɪɹəsᵻz lˈaɪk bˈʌfɐlˌɑːpɑːks.
Humans in close contact with buffaloes are susceptible to buffalopox; with the cessation of the smallpox vaccine in 1980, humans do not develop an antibody titer against the Poxviridae, and as a result have become even more susceptible to viruses like buffalopox.