Vaccinia virus infection in monkeys, Brazilian Amazon.

Autor: Abrahao JS, Silva-Fernandes AT, Lima LS, Campos RK, Guedes MI, Cota MM, Assis FL, Borges IA, Souza-Júnior MF, Lobato ZI, Bonjardim CA, Ferreira PC, Trindade GS, Kroon EG, Abrahão, Jônatas S, Silva-Fernandes, André T, Lima, Larissa S, Campos, Rafael K, Guedes, Maria I M C, Cota, Marcela M G
Zdroj: Emerging Infectious Diseases; Jun2010, Vol. 16 Issue 6, p976-979, 4p
Abstrakt: To detect orthopoxvirus in the Brazilian Amazon, we conducted a serosurvey of 344 wild animals. Neutralizing antibodies against orthopoxvirus were detected by plaque-reduction neutralizing tests in 84 serum samples. Amplicons from 6 monkey samples were sequenced. These amplicons identified vaccinia virus genetically similar to strains from bovine vaccinia outbreaks in Brazil. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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