Detection of Vaccinia Virus in Dairy Cattle Serum Samples from 2009, Uruguay

Detection of Vaccinia Virus in Dairy Cattle Serum Samples from 2009, Uruguay

We detected orthopoxvirus in 28 of 125 serum samples collected during 2009 from cattle in Uruguay. Two samples were PCR-positive for vaccinia virus and had sequences similar to those for vaccinia virus associated with outbreaks in Brazil. Autochthonous circulation of vaccinia virus in Uruguay and ot...

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Main Authors: Ana Paula Moreira Franco-Luiz, Danilo Bretas Oliveira, Alexandre Fagundes Pereira, Mirela Cristina Soares Gasparini, Cláudio Antônio Bonjardim, Paulo César Peregrino Ferreira, Giliane de Souza Trindade, Rodrigo Puentes, Agustin Furtado, Jônatas Santos Abrahão, Maurício Teixeira Lima
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2016-12-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
vaccinia virus
orthopoxvirus
bovine
dairy cattle
poxvirus
Uruguay
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/22/12/16-0447_article

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