Cowpox Virus in Llama, Italy

Cowpox Virus in Llama, Italy

Cowpox virus (CPXV) was isolated from skin lesions of a llama on a farm in Italy. Transmission electron microscopy showed brick-shaped particles consistent with orthopoxviruses. CPXV-antibodies were detected in llama and human serum samples; a CPXV isolate had a hemagglutinin sequence identical to C...

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Main Authors: Giusy Cardeti, Alberto Brozzi, Claudia Eleni, Nicola Polici, Gianlorenzo D’Alterio, Fabrizio Carletti, Maria Teresa Scicluna, Concetta Castilletti, Maria R. Capobianchi, Antonino Di Caro, Gian Luca Autorino, Demetrio Amaddeo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2011-08-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
viruses
agriculture
llama
lama glama
Italy
cowpox
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/17/8/10-1912_article

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https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/17/8/10-1912_article

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