Journal of Clinical Virology
Volume 44, Issue 4 , Pages 308-313 , April 2009

Natural human infections with Vaccinia virus during bovine vaccinia outbreaks

  • André Tavares Silva-Fernandes

      Affiliations

    • Laboratório de Sanidade Animal, Hospital Veterinário, Centro de Ciências e Tecnologias Agropecuárias, Universidade Estadual do Norte Fluminense Darcy Ribeiro, Av. Alberto Lamego, 2000, Campus Campos dos Goytacazes, CEP: 28015-620, Campos dos Goytacazes, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
    • Laboratório de Vírus, Departamento de Microbiologia, Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Av. Antônio Carlos, 6627, Campus Pampulha, CEP: 31270-901, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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  • Carlos Eurico Pires Ferreira Travassos

      Affiliations

    • Laboratório de Sanidade Animal, Hospital Veterinário, Centro de Ciências e Tecnologias Agropecuárias, Universidade Estadual do Norte Fluminense Darcy Ribeiro, Av. Alberto Lamego, 2000, Campus Campos dos Goytacazes, CEP: 28015-620, Campos dos Goytacazes, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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  • Jaqueline Maria Siqueira Ferreira

      Affiliations

    • Laboratório de Vírus, Departamento de Microbiologia, Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Av. Antônio Carlos, 6627, Campus Pampulha, CEP: 31270-901, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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  • Jônatas Santos Abrahão

      Affiliations

    • Laboratório de Vírus, Departamento de Microbiologia, Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Av. Antônio Carlos, 6627, Campus Pampulha, CEP: 31270-901, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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  • Eliseu Soares de Oliveira Rocha

      Affiliations

    • Laboratório de Vírus, Departamento de Microbiologia, Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Av. Antônio Carlos, 6627, Campus Pampulha, CEP: 31270-901, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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  • Flávia Viana-Ferreira

      Affiliations

    • Laboratório de Vírus, Departamento de Microbiologia, Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Av. Antônio Carlos, 6627, Campus Pampulha, CEP: 31270-901, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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  • João Rodrigues dos Santos

      Affiliations

    • Laboratório de Vírus, Departamento de Microbiologia, Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Av. Antônio Carlos, 6627, Campus Pampulha, CEP: 31270-901, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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  • Cláudio Antônio Bonjardim

      Affiliations

    • Laboratório de Vírus, Departamento de Microbiologia, Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Av. Antônio Carlos, 6627, Campus Pampulha, CEP: 31270-901, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil
    • Fax: +55 31 3443 6482.
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  • Paulo César Peregrino Ferreira

      Affiliations

    • Laboratório de Vírus, Departamento de Microbiologia, Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Av. Antônio Carlos, 6627, Campus Pampulha, CEP: 31270-901, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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  • Erna Geessien Kroon

      Affiliations

    • Laboratório de Vírus, Departamento de Microbiologia, Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Av. Antônio Carlos, 6627, Campus Pampulha, CEP: 31270-901, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +55 31 3499 2755; fax: +55 31 3443 6482.

Received 12 July 2008 ,Revised 7 December 2008 ,Accepted 14 January 2009.

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PII: S1386-6532(09)00037-7

doi: 10.1016/j.jcv.2009.01.007

Journal of Clinical Virology
Volume 44, Issue 4 , Pages 308-313 , April 2009

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