Ocular Vaccinia Infection in Dairy Worker, Brazil

We studied a clinical case of vaccinia virus that caused an ocular manifestation in a dairy worker in Brazil. Biologic and molecular analyses identified a co-infection with 2 isolates from different Brazilian vaccinia virus phylogenetic groups.

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Published inEmerging infectious diseases Vol. 24; no. 1; pp. 161 - 162
Main Authors Lima, Maurício Teixeira, Oliveira, Graziele Pereira, Assis, Felipe Lopes, Bretas de Oliveira, Danilo, Vaz, Sidiner Mesquita, Trindade, Giliane de Souza, Abrahão, Jônatas Santos, Kroon, Erna Geessien
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States U.S. National Center for Infectious Diseases 01.01.2018
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Subjects
Analysis
Animals
Brazil - epidemiology
Cattle
Dairy cattle
Dairy products industry
Dairying
Eye Diseases - virology
Genome, Viral
Humans
Infection
Male
Middle Aged
occupational diseases
Occupational Exposure
ocular infections
ocular vaccinia
Ocular Vaccinia Infection in Dairy Worker, Brazil
Phylogeny
Research Letter
Resveratrol
Vaccinia
Vaccinia - epidemiology
Vaccinia - virology
vaccinia virus
Vaccinia virus - genetics
Vaccinia virus - isolation & purification
viruses
zoonoses
Brazil
viruses
dairy worker
occupational diseases
Brazil
zoonoses
cattle
vaccinia virus
ocular infections
ocular vaccinia
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Summary:We studied a clinical case of vaccinia virus that caused an ocular manifestation in a dairy worker in Brazil. Biologic and molecular analyses identified a co-infection with 2 isolates from different Brazilian vaccinia virus phylogenetic groups.
ISSN:1080-6040
1080-6059
DOI:10.3201/eid2401.170430