title: Cowpoxvirus infection in the Patagonian cavy (Dolichotis patagonum) emerging disease in an educational animal park the first reported case.
abstract: Generalized cowpox infection in the Patagonian cavy may represent a threat to the health of immunocompromised persons. We report the first case of cowpoxvirus infection in the Patagonian cavy in an educational animal park. The mara developed extensive pox lesions, shedding large amounts of viral particles. The ending of vaccination programmes against smallpox in the late 1970's may lead to an increase in susceptibility of humans to zoonotic poxviruses.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathobiology, Division Pathology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Utrecht University, The Netherlands. mail@kikdierenarts.nl
authors.forename: M J L
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Kik
authors.forename: P L
authors.initials: PL
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: J A M
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: van Asten
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D015605:Cowpox / Q000473:pathology / Q000635:transmission / Q000662:veterinary*; D015608:Cowpox virus / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D006801:Humans; D012376:Rodent Diseases / Q000473:pathology / Q000635:transmission / Q000821:virology*; D012377:Rodentia; D014456:Ulcer / Q000209:etiology; D015047:Zoonoses