Dogs and Opossums Positive for Vaccinia Virus during Outbreak Affecting Cattle and Humans, São Paulo State, Brazil

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• Alternative Title:
  Emerg Infect Dis
• Personal Author:
  Peres, Marina G. ; Barros, Claudenice B. ; Appolinário, Camila M. ; Antunes, João M.A.P. ; Mioni, Mateus S.R. ; Bacchiega, Thais S. ; Allendorf, Susan D. ; Vicente, Acácia F. ; Fonseca, Clóvis R. ; Megid, Jane
• Description:
  During a vaccinia virus (VACV) outbreak in São Paulo State, Brazil, blood samples were collected from cows, humans, other domestic animals, and wild mammals. Samples from 3 dogs and 3 opossums were positive for VACV by PCR. Results of gene sequencing yielded major questions regarding other mammalian species acting as reservoirs of VACV.
• Subjects:
  Animals Cattle Cattle Diseases Disease Outbreaks Dogs Genes, Viral Humans Opossums Phylogeny Vaccinia Vaccinia Virus

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• Source:
  Emerg Infect Dis. 22(2):271-273.
• Pubmed ID:
  26812352
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC4734541
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Genre:
  Dispatch
• Place as Subject:
  Brazil
• Volume:
  22
• Issue:
  2
• Collection(s):
  Emerging Infectious Diseases
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:2f36f732c25b8d9dd46cda78bf2cd06fe300f733d209b1a717cf74e9ddf5a34b
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/37974/cdc_37974_DS1.pdf
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