Otro
Short Report: Vaccinia Virus in Humans and Cattle in Southwest Region of São Paulo State, Brazil
Registro en:
American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. Mclean: Amer Soc Trop Med & Hygiene, v. 79, n. 5, p. 647-651, 2008.
0002-9637
WOS:000260945100004
Autor
Megid, Jane
Appolinario, Camila Michele
Langoni, Hélio
Pituco, Edviges Maristela
Okuda, Liria Hiromi
Resumen
A new outbreak of Vaccinia virus was observed in Southwest region of São Paulo State. Brazil. The disease was observed in four small dairy farms with manual milking. Lesions were detected in cattle and in humans previously vaccinated and not vaccinated against smallpox. Although several reports of Vaccinia virus outbreaks have been occuring in Brazil, it was not yet reported in this region. This Outbreak reinforces the Viral circulation in Our country. The disease in persons previously vaccinated and not vaccinated against smallpox reinforces the absence of immunity, the risk to the human health, and the need for more epidemiologic and immunologic studies.