Emerging Infectious Diseases (Feb 2017)

Detection of Vaccinia Virus in Urban Domestic Cats, Brazil

  • Galileu Barbosa Costa,
  • Júlia Bahia Miranda,
  • Gregório Guilherme Almeida,
  • Jaqueline Silva de Oliveira,
  • Mariana Siqueira Pinheiro,
  • Stefanne Aparecida Gonçalves,
  • Jenner Karlisson Pimenta dos Reis,
  • Ricardo Gonçalves,
  • Paulo César Peregrino Ferreira,
  • Cláudio Antônio Bonjardim,
  • Jônatas Santos Abrahão,
  • Maurício Teixeira Lima,
  • Giliane de Souza Trindade

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3201/eid2302.161341
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 23, no. 2
pp. 360 – 362

Abstract

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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.

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