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Outbreak of Severe Zoonotic Vaccinia Virus Infection,Southeastern Brazil |
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| Authors: | J?natas Santos Abrah?o Rafael Kroon Campos Giliane de Souza Trindade Flávio Guimar?es da Fonseca Paulo César Peregrino Ferreira Erna Geessien Kroon |
| Affiliation: | Author affiliation: Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Brazil |
| Abstract: | 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. |
| Keywords: | Vaccinia virus orthopoxvirus zoonoses Brazil viruses |