Zoonotic vaccinia virus infection in Brazil: clinical description and implications for health professionals

J Clin Microbiol. 2007 Apr;45(4):1370-2. doi: 10.1128/JCM.00920-06. Epub 2007 Feb 7.

Abstract

Bovine vaccinia virus outbreaks have been occurring in different regions of Brazil. We report here the time course of natural human infection by vaccinia virus and describe important clinical and epidemiological aspects of this zoonotic infection. The diagnosis of vaccinia virus infection was based on clinical, serological, and molecular procedures.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Agricultural Workers' Diseases / diagnosis*
  • Agricultural Workers' Diseases / epidemiology
  • Agricultural Workers' Diseases / virology
  • Animals
  • Antibodies, Viral / blood
  • Base Sequence
  • Brazil / epidemiology
  • Cattle
  • Cattle Diseases / epidemiology
  • DNA, Viral / chemistry
  • DNA, Viral / genetics
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Molecular Sequence Data
  • Neutralization Tests
  • Phylogeny
  • Sequence Homology
  • Vaccinia / diagnosis*
  • Vaccinia / epidemiology
  • Vaccinia / veterinary
  • Vaccinia / virology
  • Vaccinia virus / immunology
  • Vaccinia virus / isolation & purification*
  • Viral Proteins / genetics
  • Zoonoses*

Substances

  • Antibodies, Viral
  • DNA, Viral
  • Viral Proteins

Associated data

  • GENBANK/DQ247770
  • GENBANK/DQ247771
  • GENBANK/DQ247772