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.
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| author | Jônatas Santos Abrahão Rafael Kroon Campos Giliane de Souza Trindade Flávio Guimarães da Fonseca Paulo César Peregrino Ferreira Maurício Teixeira Lima |
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| description | 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. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-aed3422461af4666b0dce27239c8a8322022-12-22T00:48:04ZengCenters for Disease Control and PreventionEmerging Infectious Diseases1080-60401080-60592015-04-0121469569810.3201/eid2104.140351Outbreak of Severe Zoonotic Vaccinia Virus Infection, Southeastern BrazilJônatas Santos AbrahãoRafael Kroon CamposGiliane de Souza TrindadeFlávio Guimarães da FonsecaPaulo César Peregrino FerreiraMaurício Teixeira LimaIn 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.https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/21/4/14-0351_articleVaccinia virusorthopoxviruszoonosesBrazilviruses |
| spellingShingle | Jônatas Santos Abrahão Rafael Kroon Campos Giliane de Souza Trindade Flávio Guimarães da Fonseca Paulo César Peregrino Ferreira Maurício Teixeira Lima Outbreak of Severe Zoonotic Vaccinia Virus Infection, Southeastern Brazil Emerging Infectious Diseases Vaccinia virus orthopoxvirus zoonoses Brazil viruses |
| title | Outbreak of Severe Zoonotic Vaccinia Virus Infection, Southeastern Brazil |
| title_full | Outbreak of Severe Zoonotic Vaccinia Virus Infection, Southeastern Brazil |
| title_fullStr | Outbreak of Severe Zoonotic Vaccinia Virus Infection, Southeastern Brazil |
| title_full_unstemmed | Outbreak of Severe Zoonotic Vaccinia Virus Infection, Southeastern Brazil |
| title_short | Outbreak of Severe Zoonotic Vaccinia Virus Infection, Southeastern Brazil |
| title_sort | outbreak of severe zoonotic vaccinia virus infection southeastern brazil |
| topic | Vaccinia virus orthopoxvirus zoonoses Brazil viruses |
| url | https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/21/4/14-0351_article |
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