| characterization of a vaccinia-like virus isolated in a brazilian forest. | the span232 virus (spanv) was isolated from sentinel mice in the forest of cotia, são paulo, brazil. it was grouped originally as a cotia virus (cv) sample due to serological cross-reaction with the latter. however, spanv presented genetic characteristics that differed from cv and indicated that spanv is a member of the vaccinia virus (vv) subgroup. spanv showed a hindiii-digested dna pattern similar to those of the wr and lister strains of vv. also, spanv presented genes homologous to the vacci ... | 2002 | 11752719 |
| human vaccinia-like virus outbreaks in são paulo and goiás states, brazil: virus detection, isolation and identification. | since october 2001, the adolfo lutz institute has been receiving vesicular fluids and scab specimens of patients from paraíba valley region in the são paulo and minas gerais states and from são patricio valley, in the goiás state. epidemiological data suggested that the outbreaks were caused by cowpox virus or vaccinia virus. most of the patients are dairy milkers that had vesiculo-pustular lesions on the hands, arms, forearms, and some of them, on the face. virus particles with orthopoxvirus mo ... | 2004 | 15654477 |
| images in clinical tropical medicine: vaccinia virus in humans and cattle in southwest region of sao paulo state, brazil. | | 2008 | 18981496 |
| vaccinia virus in humans and cattle in southwest region of sao paulo state, brazil. | a new outbreak of vaccinia virus was observed in southwest region of são paulo state, brazil. the disease was observed in four small dairy farms with manual milking. lesions were detected in cattle and in humans previously vaccinated and not vaccinated against smallpox. although several reports of vaccinia virus outbreaks have been occurring in brazil, it was not yet reported in this region. this outbreak reinforces the viral circulation in our country. the disease in persons previously vaccinat ... | 2008 | 18981497 |