Emerging Infectious Diseases (Feb 2016)

Dogs and Opossums Positive for Vaccinia Virus during Outbreak Affecting Cattle and Humans, São Paulo State, Brazil

  • Marina G. Peres,
  • Claudenice B. Barros,
  • Camila M. Appolinário,
  • João M.A.P. Antunes,
  • Mateus S.R. Mioni,
  • Thais S. Bacchiega,
  • Susan D. Allendorf,
  • Acácia F. Vicente,
  • Clóvis R. Fonseca,
  • Jane Megid

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3201/eid2202.140747
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 22, no. 2
pp. 271 – 273

Abstract

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During a vaccinia virus (VACV) outbreak in São Paulo State, Brazil, blood samples were collected from cows, humans, other domestic animals, and wild mammals. Samples from 3 dogs and 3 opossums were positive for VACV by PCR. Results of gene sequencing yielded major questions regarding other mammalian species acting as reservoirs of VACV.

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