title: Outbreak of severe zoonotic vaccinia virus infection, Southeastern Brazil.
abstract: In 2010, a vaccinia virus isolate caused an atypically severe outbreak that affected humans and cattle in Brazil. Of 26 rural workers affected, 12 were hospitalized. Our data raise questions about the risk factors related to the increasing number and severity of vaccinia virus infections.
authors: Jônatas Santos
authors: JS
authors: Abrahão
authors: Rafael Kroon
authors: RK
authors: Campos
authors: Giliane de Souza
authors: Gde S
authors: Trindade
authors: Flávio
authors: F
authors: Guimarães da Fonseca
authors: Paulo César Peregrino
authors: PC
authors: Ferreira
authors: Erna Geessien
authors: EG
authors: Kroon
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D001938:Brazil / Q000453:epidemiology; D002417:Cattle; D002418:Cattle Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000821:virology; D004196:Disease Outbreaks; D005814:Genes, Viral; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D010802:Phylogeny; D014615:Vaccinia / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000821:virology; D014616:Vaccinia virus / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification; D055815:Young Adult; D015047:Zoonoses / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000821:virology
keywords: Brazil; Vaccinia virus; orthopoxvirus; viruses; zoonoses