title: Cowpox virus in llama, Italy.
abstract: Cowpox virus (CPXV) was isolated from skin lesions of a llama on a farm in Italy. Transmission electron microscopy showed brick-shaped particles consistent with orthopoxviruses. CPXV-antibodies were detected in llama and human serum samples; a CPXV isolate had a hemagglutinin sequence identical to CPXV-MonKre08/1-2-3 strains isolated from banded mongooses in Germany.
authors.affiliation: Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale delle Regioni Lazio e Toscana, Rome, Italy. giusy.cardeti@izslt.it
authors.forename: Giusy
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Cardeti
authors.forename: Alberto
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Brozzi
authors.forename: Claudia
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Eleni
authors.forename: Nicola
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Polici
authors.forename: Gianlorenzo
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: D'Alterio
authors.forename: Fabrizio
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Carletti
authors.forename: Maria Teresa
authors.initials: MT
authors.lastname: Scicluna
authors.forename: Concetta
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Castilletti
authors.forename: Maria R
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Capobianchi
authors.forename: Antonino
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Di Caro
authors.forename: Gian Luca
authors.initials: GL
authors.lastname: Autorino
authors.forename: Demetrio
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Amaddeo
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000914:Antibodies, Viral / Q000097:blood; D002161:Camelids, New World / Q000821:virology*; D002460:Cell Line; D015605:Cowpox / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000635:transmission / Q000662:veterinary* / Q000821:virology; D015608:Cowpox virus / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D004279:DNA, Viral / Q000032:analysis / Q000302:isolation & purification; D004196:Disease Outbreaks; D004285:Dogs; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007558:Italy / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D051379:Mice; D008854:Microscopy, Electron; D010802:Phylogeny; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction / Q000379:methods; D014709:Vero Cells
chemical_list: D000914:Antibodies, Viral; D004279:DNA, Viral