Vaccinia Virus Infections in Martial Arts Gym, Maryland, USA, 2008

Vaccinia virus is an orthopoxvirus used in the live vaccine against smallpox. Vaccinia virus infections can be transmissible and can cause severe complications in those with weakened immune systems. We report on a cluster of 4 cases of vaccinia virus infection in Maryland, USA, likely acquired at a...

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Autores principales: Hughes, Christine M., Blythe, David, Li, Yu, Reddy, Ramani, Jordan, Carol, Edwards, Cindy, Adams, Celia, Conners, Holly, Rasa, Catherine, Wilby, Sue, Russell, Jamaal, Russo, Kelly S., Somsel, Patricia, Wiedbrauk, Danny L., Dougherty, Cindy, Allen, Christopher, Frace, Mike, Emerson, Ginny, Olson, Victoria A., Smith, Scott K., Braden, Zachary, Abel, Jason, Davidson, Whitni, Reynolds, Mary, Damon, Inger K.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2011
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3377400/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21470473
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1704.101010
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Sumario:Vaccinia virus is an orthopoxvirus used in the live vaccine against smallpox. Vaccinia virus infections can be transmissible and can cause severe complications in those with weakened immune systems. We report on a cluster of 4 cases of vaccinia virus infection in Maryland, USA, likely acquired at a martial arts gym.

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