Detection and Molecular Characterization of Zoonotic Poxviruses Circulating in the Amazon Region of Colombia, 2014.
During 2014, cutaneous lesions were reported in dairy cattle and farmworkers in the Amazon Region of western Colombia. Samples from 6 patients were analyzed by serologic and PCR testing, and results demonstrated the presence of vaccinia virus and pseudocowpox virus. These findings highlight the need for increased poxvirus surveillance in Colombia.
Jose A
JA
Usme-Ciro
Andrea
A
Paredes
Diana M
DM
Walteros
Erica Natalia
EN
Tolosa-Pérez
Katherine
K
Laiton-Donato
Maria Del Carmen
MD
Pinzón
Brett W
BW
Petersen
Nadia F
NF
Gallardo-Romero
Yu
Y
Li
Kimberly
K
Wilkins
Whitni
W
Davidson
Jinxin
J
Gao
Nishi
N
Patel
Yoshinori
Y
Nakazawa
Mary G
MG
Reynolds
P S
PS
Satheshkumar
Ginny L
GL
Emerson
Andrés
A
Páez-Martínez
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D002417:Cattle; D002648:Child; D003105:Colombia / Q000453:epidemiology; D000067565:Farmers; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010802:Phylogeny; D011213:Poxviridae Infections / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000821:virology*; D010285:Pseudocowpox Virus / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D014615:Vaccinia / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000821:virology*; D014616:Vaccinia virus / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D055815:Young Adult
Amazon; Colombia; cattle; dairy farmworkers; outbreak; poxvirus; pseudocowpox virus; vaccinia virus; viruses; zoonoses