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Group 1 Vaccinia virus zoonotic outbreak in Maranhao State, Brazil.
The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene - 1 Dec 2013
Oliveira Danilo Bretas, Assis Felipe Lopes, Ferreira Paulo Cesar Peregrino, Bonjardim Cláudio Antônio, de Souza Trindade Giliane, Kroon Erna Geessien, Abrahão Jônatas Santos
Abstract excerpt
In Brazil, several exanthematic autochthone Vaccinia virus (VACV) outbreaks affecting dairy cattle and rural workers have been reported since 1999. Although outbreaks had been first described in the Brazilian Southeast, VACV outbreaks were notified in all Brazilian regions in < 10 years. However, in this context, VACV outbreaks had not been described in some Brazilian States, likely because of a lack of...
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