Abstract
In early 2009, four human cases of cowpox virus cutaneous infection in northern France, resulting from direct contact with infected pet rats (Rattus norvegicus), were studied. Pet rats, originating from the same pet store, were shown to be infected by a unique virus strain. Infection was then transmitted to humans who purchased or had contact with pet rats.
Publication types
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Case Reports
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Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
MeSH terms
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Adolescent
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Adult
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Animals
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Animals, Domestic / virology*
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Cowpox / epidemiology
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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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Cowpox virus / pathogenicity
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Disease Outbreaks*
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Female
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France / epidemiology
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Humans
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Molecular Sequence Data
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Phylogeny
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Polymerase Chain Reaction
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Rats / virology*
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Rodent Diseases / epidemiology
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Rodent Diseases / virology
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Sequence Analysis, DNA
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Zoonoses
Associated data
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GENBANK/FJ754355
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GENBANK/FJ754356
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GENBANK/FJ754357