title: Detection of Vaccinia Virus in Urban Domestic Cats, Brazil.
abstract: We investigated possible vaccinia virus (VACV) in urban house cats in Brazil. Serum samples from 6 cats were positive for VACV by PCR, indicating likely VACV circulation among house cats in urban areas of Brazil. This finding highlights the importance of epidemiologic surveillance to avoid outbreaks among urban human populations.
authors.forename: Galileu Barbosa
authors.initials: GB
authors.lastname: Costa
authors.forename: Júlia Bahia
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: Miranda
authors.forename: Gregório Guilherme
authors.initials: GG
authors.lastname: Almeida
authors.forename: Jaqueline
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Silva de Oliveira
authors.forename: Mariana Siqueira
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Pinheiro
authors.forename: Stefanne Aparecida
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Gonçalves
authors.forename: Jenner Karlisson
authors.initials: JK
authors.lastname: Pimenta Dos Reis
authors.forename: Ricardo
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Gonçalves
authors.forename: Paulo César Peregrino
authors.initials: PC
authors.lastname: Ferreira
authors.forename: Cláudio Antônio
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Bonjardim
authors.forename: Jônatas Santos
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Abrahão
authors.forename: Erna Geessien
authors.initials: EG
authors.lastname: Kroon
authors.forename: Giliane de Souza
authors.initials: GS
authors.lastname: Trindade
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000829:Animals, Domestic; D057134:Antibodies, Neutralizing / Q000276:immunology; D000914:Antibodies, Viral / Q000276:immunology; D001938:Brazil / Q000453:epidemiology; D002371:Cat Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000276:immunology / Q000821:virology*; D002415:Cats; D010802:Phylogeny; D062486:Public Health Surveillance; D014504:Urban Health; D014615:Vaccinia / Q000662:veterinary*; D014616:Vaccinia virus / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology; D014763:Viral Matrix Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology
chemical_list: D057134:Antibodies, Neutralizing; D000914:Antibodies, Viral; D014763:Viral Matrix Proteins
keywords: Brazil; cats; cowpox; domestic; orthopoxvirus; urban; vaccinia virus; viruses; zoonoses