Outbreak of Severe Zoonotic Vaccinia Virus Infection, Southeastern Brazil

Outbreak of Severe Zoonotic Vaccinia Virus Infection, Southeastern Brazil

In 2010, a vaccinia virus isolate caused an atypically severe outbreak that affected humans and cattle in Brazil. Of 26 rural workers affected, 12 were hospitalized. Our data raise questions about the risk factors related to the increasing number and severity of vaccinia virus infections.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Jônatas Santos Abrahão, Rafael Kroon Campos, Giliane de Souza Trindade, Flávio Guimarães da Fonseca, Paulo César Peregrino Ferreira, Maurício Teixeira Lima
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2015-04-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Vaccinia virus
orthopoxvirus
zoonoses
Brazil
viruses
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/21/4/14-0351_article

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https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/21/4/14-0351_article

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