Detection of Vaccinia Virus in Urban Domestic Cats, Brazil

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• Alternative Title:
  Emerg Infect Dis
• Personal Author:
  Costa, Galileu Barbosa ; Miranda, Júlia Bahia ; Almeida, Gregório Guilherme ; Silva de Oliveira, Jaqueline ; Pinheiro, Mariana Siqueira ; Gonçalves, Stefanne Aparecida ; Pimenta dos Reis, Jenner Karlisson ; Gonçalves, Ricardo ; Ferreira, Paulo César Peregrino ; Bonjardim, Cláudio Antônio ; Abrahão, Jônatas Santos ; Kroon, Erna Geessien ; Trindade, Giliane de Souza
• Description:
  We investigated possible vaccinia virus (VACV) in urban house cats in Brazil. Serum samples from 6 cats were positive for VACV by PCR, indicating likely VACV circulation among house cats in urban areas of Brazil. This finding highlights the importance of epidemiologic surveillance to avoid outbreaks among urban human populations.
• Subjects:
  Animals Animals, Domestic Antibodies, Neutralizing Antibodies, Viral Cat Diseases Cats Phylogeny Public Health Surveillance Urban Health Vaccinia Vaccinia Virus Viral Matrix Proteins

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• Source:
  Emerg Infect Dis. 23(2):360-362.
• Pubmed ID:
  28098542
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC5324812
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Brazil
• Volume:
  23
• Issue:
  2
• Collection(s):
  Emerging Infectious Diseases
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:d123692e1520a43a115c685b0373244abd62b153a7a70f1c5e8cf7c0a18acbb7
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/44386/cdc_44386_DS1.pdf
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