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.
MeSH terms
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Animals
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Base Sequence
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Cowpox / transmission
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Cowpox / veterinary*
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Cowpox / virology
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Cowpox virus / genetics
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Cowpox virus / isolation & purification*
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DNA, Viral / chemistry
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DNA, Viral / genetics
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Disease Outbreaks / veterinary*
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Disease Reservoirs / veterinary
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Disease Reservoirs / virology
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Disease Transmission, Infectious / veterinary*
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Hemagglutinins / chemistry
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Hemagglutinins / genetics
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Macaca*
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Molecular Sequence Data
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Monkey Diseases / transmission
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Monkey Diseases / virology*
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Netherlands
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Polymerase Chain Reaction / veterinary
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Rats
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Sequence Alignment
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Sequence Analysis, DNA
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Viral Proteins / chemistry
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Viral Proteins / genetics
Substances
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A-type inclusion protein, poxvirus
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DNA, Viral
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Hemagglutinins
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Viral Proteins