TY - JOUR AU - Peres, Marina AU - Barros, Claudenice AU - Appolinário, Camila AU - Antunes, João M.A.P. AU - Mioni, Mateus S.R. AU - Bacchiega, Thais AU - Allendorf, Susan AU - Vicente, Acácia AU - Fonseca, Clóvis AU - Megid, Jane T1 - Dogs and Opossums Positive for Vaccinia Virus during Outbreak Affecting Cattle and Humans, São Paulo State, Brazil T2 - Emerging Infectious Disease journal PY - 2016 VL - 22 IS - 2 SP - 271 SN - 1080-6059 AB - During a vaccinia virus (VACV) outbreak in São Paulo State, Brazil, blood samples were collected from cows, humans, other domestic animals, and wild mammals. Samples from 3 dogs and 3 opossums were positive for VACV by PCR. Results of gene sequencing yielded major questions regarding other mammalian species acting as reservoirs of VACV. KW - vaccinia virus KW - viruses KW - outbreak KW - hosts KW - reservoirs KW - dogs KW - opossums KW - zoonoses KW - PCR KW - São Paulo State KW - Brazil DO - 10.3201/eid2202.140747 UR - https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/22/2/14-0747_article ER - End of Reference