Cowpox Virus Transmission from Rats to Monkeys, the Netherlands

We report an outbreak of cowpox virus among monkeys at a sanctuary for exotic animals. Serologic analysis and polymerase chain reaction were performed on blood and swab samples from different rodent species trapped at the sanctuary during the outbreak. Sequence comparison and serologic results showe...

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Autores principales: Martina, Byron E.E., van Doornum, Gerard, Dorrestein, Gerry M., Niesters, Hubert G.M., Stittelaar, Koert J., Wolters, Marno A.B.I., van Bolhuis, Hester G.H., Osterhaus, Albert D.M.E.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2006
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Dispatch
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3373046/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16707063
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1206.051513
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Sumario:We report an outbreak of cowpox virus among monkeys at a sanctuary for exotic animals. Serologic analysis and polymerase chain reaction were performed on blood and swab samples from different rodent species trapped at the sanctuary during the outbreak. Sequence comparison and serologic results showed that brown rats (Rattus norvegicus) transmitted the virus to monkeys.

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