Cowpox virus transmission from pet rats to humans, Germany.
We describe a cluster of cowpox virus (CPXV) infections in humans that occurred near Munich, Germany, around the beginning of 2009. Previously, only sporadic reports of CPXV infections in humans after direct contact with various animals had been published. This outbreak involved pet rats from the same litter.
Campe
Hartmut
H
Bavarian Health and Food Safety Authority, Oberschleissheim, Germany.
Zimmermann
Pia
P
Glos
Katharina
K
Bayer
Margot
M
Bergemann
Hans
H
Dreweck
Caroline
C
Graf
Petra
P
Weber
Bianca Kim
BK
Meyer
Hermann
H
Büttner
Mathias
M
Busch
Ulrich
U
Sing
Andreas
A
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D000829:Animals, Domestic / Q000821:virology*; D015605:Cowpox / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000635:transmission* / Q000662:veterinary / Q000821:virology; D015608:Cowpox virus / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000472:pathogenicity; D004196:Disease Outbreaks; D005260:Female; D005858:Germany / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D051381:Rats / Q000821:virology*; D012376:Rodent Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000635:transmission* / Q000821:virology; D015047:Zoonoses