| Literature DB >> 19115976 |
Giliane S Trindade1, Maria I C Guedes, Betânia P Drumond, Bruno E F Mota, Jônatas S Abrahão, Zélia I P Lobato, Juliana A S Gomes, Rodrigo Corrêa-Oliveira, Maurício L Nogueira, Erna G Kroon, Flávio G da Fonseca.
Abstract
Vaccinia virus was used as vaccine to eradicate smallpox. We report a zoonotic case of vaccinia virus infection in a 30-year-old patient who became infected after handling sick dairy cattle. The patient had inflamed lesions and systemic symptoms. Laboratory findings were indicative of down-modulated immune responses to the virus.Entities:
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Year: 2009 PMID: 19115976 DOI: 10.1086/595856
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Clin Infect Dis ISSN: 1058-4838 Impact factor: 9.079