Outbreak of Severe Zoonotic Vaccinia Virus Infection, Southeastern Brazil

Abrahão, Jônatas Santos; Campos, Rafael Kroon; Trindade, Giliane de Souza; Guimarães da Fonseca, Flávio; Ferreira, Paulo César Peregrino; Kroon, Erna Geessien

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Outbreak of Severe Zoonotic Vaccinia Virus Infection, Southeastern Brazil

Published Date:

Apr 2015

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http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2104.140351 New Site Icon

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Emerg Infect Dis. 21(4):695-698.

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Abrahão, Jônatas Santos ; Campos, Rafael Kroon ; Trindade, Giliane de Souza ; Guimarães da Fonseca, Flávio ; Ferreira, Paulo César Peregrino ; ... More ▼

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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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