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- Title
Cowpox virus transmission from rats to monkeys, the Netherlands.
- Authors
Martina, Byron E. E.; Van Doornum, Gerard; Dorrestein, Gerry M.; Niesters, Hubert G. M.; Stittelaar, Koert J.; Wolters, Marno A. B. I.; Van Bolhuis, Hester G. H.; Osterhaus, Albert D. M. E.
- Abstract
We report an outbreak of cowpox virus among monkeys at a sanctuary for exotic animals. Serologic analysis and polymerase chain reaction were performed on blood and swab samples from different rodent species trapped at the sanctuary during the outbreak. Sequence comparison and serologic results showed that brown rats (Rattus norvegicus) transmitted the virus to monkeys.
- Subjects
NETHERLANDS; VACCINIA; MONKEY diseases; POXVIRUS diseases; POLYMERASE chain reaction; ANIMAL sanctuaries; ANIMALS; ANIMAL diseases; INFECTIOUS disease transmission; DNA; DOCUMENTATION; EPIDEMICS; GENETIC techniques; IMMUNOLOGICAL adjuvants; NUCLEOTIDES; PRIMATES; PROTEINS; PUBLIC health; RATS; VIRUSES; DNA virus diseases; SEQUENCE analysis
- Publication
Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2006, Vol 12, Issue 6, p1005
- ISSN
1080-6040
- Publication type
journal article
- DOI
10.3201/eid1206.051513