TY - JOUR AU - Quixabeira-Santos, Jociane Cristina AU - Medaglia, Maria Luiza G. AU - Pescador, Caroline A. AU - Damaso, Clarissa R. T1 - Animal Movement and Establishment of Vaccinia Virus Cantagalo Strain in Amazon Biome, Brazil T2 - Emerging Infectious Disease journal PY - 2011 VL - 17 IS - 4 SP - 726 SN - 1080-6059 AB - To understand the emergence of vaccinia virus Cantagalo strain in the Amazon biome of Brazil, during 2008–2010 we conducted a molecular and epidemiologic survey of poxvirus outbreaks. Data indicate that animal movement was the major cause of virus dissemination within Rondônia State, leading to the establishment and spread of this pathogen. KW - Viruses KW - zoonoses KW - vaccinia virus KW - Cantagalo virus KW - poxvirus KW - animal movement KW - virus spread KW - Brazil KW - dispatch DO - 10.3201/eid1704.101581 UR - https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/17/4/10-1581_article ER - End of Reference