Nosocomial Buffalopoxvirus Infection, Karachi, Pakistan

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• Alternative Title:
  Emerg Infect Dis
• Personal Author:
  Zafar, Afia ; Swanepoel, Robert ; Hewson, Roger ; Nizam, Mazhar ; Ahmed, Altaf ; Husain, Akhtar ; Grobbelaar, Antoinette ; Bewley, Kevin ; Mioulet, Valerie ; Dowsett, Barry ; Easterbrook, Linda ; Hasan, Rumina
• Description:
  During 5 months in 2004-2005, buffalopoxvirus infection, confirmed by virus isolation and limited nucleic acid sequencing, spread between 5 burns units in Karachi, Pakistan. The outbreak was related to movement of patients between units. Control measures reduced transmission, but sporadic cases continued due to the admission of new patients with community-acquired infections.
• Subjects:
  Burns Burn Units Cross Infection Disease Outbreaks Dispatch Humans Infection Control Patient Isolation Phylogeny Vaccinia Vaccinia Virus

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• Source:
  Emerg Infect Dis. 13(6):902-904.
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Pakistan
• Location:
  Asia
• Volume:
  13
• Issue:
  6
• Collection(s):
  Emerging Infectious Diseases
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:9ac020466bb20eedf681dc31f9616d4d1fec90a4c92f299a2e81a4867def7a05
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/16514/cdc_16514_DS1.pdf
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