Cowpox with Severe Generalized Eruption, Finland

Cowpox with Severe Generalized Eruption, Finland

Cowpox with a severe, generalized eruption was diagnosed in an atopic 4-year-old girl by electron microscopy, virus isolation, polymerase chain reaction, and immunoglobulin (Ig) M and low-avidity IgG antibodies. The hemagglutinin gene of the isolate clustered with a Russian cowpox virus strain, and...

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Main Authors: Paula M. Pelkonen, Kyllikki Tarvainen, Arja Hynninen, Eva R.K. Kallio, Heikki Henttonen, Airi Palva, Antti Vaheri, Olli Vapalahti
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2003-11-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Cowpox
diagnosis
epidemiology
Finland
orthopoxvirus
phylogeny
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/9/11/02-0814_article

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