Mimivirus Circulation among Wild and Domestic Mammals, Amazon Region, Brazil

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• Alternative Title:
  Emerg Infect Dis
• Personal Author:
  Dornas, Fábio P. ; Rodrigues, Felipe P. ; Boratto, Paulo V.M. ; Silva, Lorena C.F. ; Ferreira, Paulo C.P. ; Bonjardim, Cláudio A. ; Trindade, Giliane S. ; Kroon, Erna G. ; La Scola, Bernard ; Abrahão, Jônatas S.
• Description:
  To investigate circulation of mimiviruses in the Amazon Region of Brazil, we surveyed 513 serum samples from domestic and wild mammals. Neutralizing antibodies were detected in 15 sample pools, and mimivirus DNA was detected in 9 pools of serum from capuchin monkeys and in 16 pools of serum from cattle.
• Subjects:
  Amino Acid Sequence Animal Diseases Animals Animals, Domestic Animals, Wild DNA, Viral Geography Mammals Mimiviridae Molecular Sequence Data Phylogeny Sequence Alignment Viral Load Virus Diseases

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• Source:
  Emerg Infect Dis. 20(3):469-472.
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Genre:
  Dispatch
• Place as Subject:
  Brazil
• Volume:
  20
• Issue:
  3
• Collection(s):
  Emerging Infectious Diseases
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:b31bb6fb978d46f788f80ac8a95138badfc69e29fded03709388d9ac840e54e8
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/22112/cdc_22112_DS1.pdf
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  [PDF - 507.43 KB ]