Rat-to-Human Transmission of Cowpox Infection

We isolated Cowpox virus (CPXV) from the ulcerative eyelid lesions of a 14-year-old girl, who had cared for a clinically ill wild rat that later died. CPXV isolated from the rat (Rattus norvegicus) showed complete homology with the girl’s virus. Our case is the first proven rat-to-human transmission...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Wolfs, Tom F.W., Wagenaar, Jaap A., Niesters, Hubert G.M., Osterhaus, Albert D.M.E.
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2002
Materias:
Dispatch
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2738512/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12498670
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid0812.020089
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Sumario:We isolated Cowpox virus (CPXV) from the ulcerative eyelid lesions of a 14-year-old girl, who had cared for a clinically ill wild rat that later died. CPXV isolated from the rat (Rattus norvegicus) showed complete homology with the girl’s virus. Our case is the first proven rat-to-human transmission of cowpox.

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