Ocular Vaccinia Infection in Dairy Worker, Brazil

Ocular Vaccinia Infection in Dairy Worker, Brazil

We studied a clinical case of vaccinia virus that caused an ocular manifestation in a dairy worker in Brazil. Biologic and molecular analyses identified a co-infection with 2 isolates from different Brazilian vaccinia virus phylogenetic groups.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Maurício Teixeira Lima, Graziele Pereira Oliveira, Felipe Lopes Assis, Danilo Bretas de Oliveira, Sidiner Mesquita Vaz, Giliane de Souza Trindade, Jônatas Santos Abrahão, Erna Geessien Kroon
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2018-01-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
zoonoses
vaccinia virus
ocular infections
ocular vaccinia
viruses
occupational diseases
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/24/1/17-0430_article

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https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/24/1/17-0430_article

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