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Rat-to-Human Transmission of Cowpox Infection

We isolated Cowpox virus (CPXV) from the ulcerative eyelid lesions of a 14-year-old girl, who had cared for a clinically ill wild rat that later died. CPXV isolated from the rat (Rattus norvegicus) showed complete homology with the girl’s virus. Our case is the first proven rat-to-human transmission...

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Main Authors: Wolfs, Tom F.W., Wagenaar, Jaap A., Niesters, Hubert G.M., Osterhaus, Albert D.M.E.
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2002
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2738512/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12498670
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid0812.020089
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