Detection and Molecular Characterization of Zoonotic Poxviruses Circulating in the Amazon Region of Colombia, 2014

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• Alternative Title:
  Emerg Infect Dis
• Personal Author:
  Usme-Ciro, Jose A. ; Paredes, Andrea ; Walteros, Diana M. ; Tolosa-Pérez, Erica Natalia ; Laiton-Donato, Katherine ; Pinzón, Maria del Carmen ; Petersen, Brett W. ; Gallardo-Romero, Nadia F. ; Li, Yu ; Wilkins, Kimberly ; Davidson, Whitni ; Gao, Jinxin ; Patel, Nishi ; Nakazawa, Yoshinori ; Reynolds, Mary G. ; Satheshkumar, P. S. ; Emerson, Ginny L. ; Páez-Martínez, Andrés
• Description:
  During 2014, cutaneous lesions were reported in dairy cattle and farmworkers in the Amazon Region of western Colombia. Samples from 6 patients were analyzed by serologic and PCR testing, and results demonstrated the presence of vaccinia virus and pseudocowpox virus. These findings highlight the need for increased poxvirus surveillance in Colombia.
• Subjects:
  Adolescent Adult Animals Cattle Child Farmers Female Humans Male Middle Aged Phylogeny Poxviridae Infections Pseudocowpox Virus Vaccinia Vaccinia Virus Young Adult

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• Source:
  Emerg Infect Dis. 23(4):649-653.
• Pubmed ID:
  28322708
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC5367405
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Genre:
  Dispatch
• Place as Subject:
  Colombia
• Volume:
  23
• Issue:
  4
• Collection(s):
  Emerging Infectious Diseases
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:c99147cd6acad6b8ad79cfdfbe5132bb19a4694e733f8f992bc40041d5ea9bbf
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/45020/cdc_45020_DS1.pdf
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