Emerging Infectious Diseases (Jun 2010)

Vaccinia Virus Infection in Monkeys, Brazilian Amazon

  • Jônatas S. Abrahão,
  • André T. Silva-Fernandes,
  • Larissa S. Lima,
  • Rafael K. Campos,
  • Maria I.M.C. Guedes,
  • Marcela M.G. Cota,
  • Felipe L. Assis,
  • Iara A. Borges,
  • Milton F. Souza-Júnior,
  • Zélia I.P. Lobato,
  • Cláudio A. Bonjardim,
  • Paulo C.P. Ferreira,
  • Giliane S. Trindade,
  • Erna G.

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3201/eid1606.091187
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 16, no. 6
pp. 976 – 979

Abstract

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To detect orthopoxvirus in the Brazilian Amazon, we conducted a serosurvey of 344 wild animals. Neutralizing antibodies against orthopoxvirus were detected by plaque-reduction neutralizing tests in 84 serum samples. Amplicons from 6 monkey samples were sequenced. These amplicons identified vaccinia virus genetically similar to strains from bovine vaccinia outbreaks in Brazil.

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