Emerging Infectious Diseases (Dec 2013)

Reemergence of Vaccinia Virus during Zoonotic Outbreak, Pará State, Brazil

  • Felipe L. de Assis,
  • Wagner M. Vinhote,
  • José D. Barbosa,
  • Cairo H.S. de Oliveira,
  • Carlos M.G. de Oliveira,
  • Karinny F. Campos,
  • Natália S. Silva,
  • Giliane de Souza Trindade,
  • Erna G. Kroon,
  • Jonatas S. Abrahão

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3201/eid1912.130589
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 19, no. 12
pp. 2017 – 2020

Abstract

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In 2010, vaccinia virus caused an outbreak of bovine vaccinia that affected dairy cattle and rural workers in Pará State, Brazil. Genetic analyses identified the virus as distinct from BeAn58058 vaccinia virus (identified in 1960s) and from smallpox vaccine virus strains. These findings suggest spread of autochthonous group 1 vaccinia virus in this region.

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