Passatempo virus, a vaccinia virus strain, Brazil

Emerg Infect Dis. 2005 Dec;11(12):1935-8. doi: 10.3201/eid1112.050773.

Abstract

Passatempo virus was isolated during a zoonotic outbreak. Biologic features and molecular characterization of hemagglutinin, thymidine kinase, and vaccinia growth factor genes suggested a vaccinia virus infection, which strengthens the idea of the reemergence and circulation of vaccinia virus in Brazil. Molecular polymorphisms indicated that Passatempo virus is a different isolate.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Brazil / epidemiology
  • Cattle
  • Cattle Diseases / pathology
  • Cattle Diseases / virology
  • Disease Outbreaks
  • Humans
  • Occupational Exposure
  • Phylogeny*
  • Vaccinia / epidemiology*
  • Vaccinia / veterinary
  • Vaccinia / virology*
  • Vaccinia virus / classification*
  • Vaccinia virus / genetics
  • Vaccinia virus / isolation & purification*
  • Vaccinia virus / pathogenicity
  • Zoonoses