Outbreak of Severe Zoonotic Vaccinia Virus Infection, Southeastern Brazil

In 2010, a vaccinia virus isolate caused an atypically severe outbreak that affected humans and cattle in Brazil. Of 26 rural workers affected, 12 were hospitalized. Our data raise questions about the risk factors related to the increasing number and severity of vaccinia virus infections.

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Published in:Emerg Infect Dis
Main Authors: Abrahão, Jônatas Santos, Campos, Rafael Kroon, Trindade, Giliane de Souza, Guimarães da Fonseca, Flávio, Ferreira, Paulo César Peregrino, Kroon, Erna Geessien
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2015
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4378504/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25811411
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2104.140351
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