Atypical Cowpox Virus Infection in Smallpox-Vaccinated Patient, France

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• Alternative Title:
  Emerg Infect Dis
• Personal Author:
  Andreani, Julien ; Arnault, Jean-Philippe ; Bou Khalil, Jacques Y. ; Abrahão, Jônatas ; Tomei, Enora ; Vial, Emeline ; Le Bideau, Marion ; Raoult, Didier ; La Scola, Bernard
• Description:
  We report a case of atypical cowpox virus infection in France in 2016. The patient sought care for thoracic lesions after injury from the sharp end of a metallic guardrail previously stored in the ground. We isolated a cowpox virus from the lesions and sequenced its whole genome. The patient reported that he had been previously vaccinated against smallpox. We describe an alternative route of cowpox virus infection and raise questions about the immunological status of smallpox-vaccinated patients for circulating orthopoxviruses.
• Subjects:
  Atypical Cowpox Virus Infection In Smallpox-Vaccinated Patient, France Case Report Cowpox Virus Human Infection Poxviridae Route Of Infection Smallpox Synopsis Vaccination Variola Virus Viruses Zoonoses

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• Source:
  Emerg Infect Dis. 25(2):212-219
• Pubmed ID:
  30666929
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC6346447
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  France
• Location:
  Europe
• Volume:
  25
• Issue:
  2
• Collection(s):
  Emerging Infectious Diseases
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:217825ca7d79f798cc621c6247d52fbc6c1e9a35e5768fea7590ebbb316d2ac1
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/76777/cdc_76777_DS1.pdf
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