Browse
Submit Data
Databases
API
Help

Dataset Information

40 Views

0 Connections

0 Citations

0 Reanalyses

0 Downloads

Omics score: 0

Cowpox virus transmission from pet rats to humans, France.

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.

SUBMITTER: Ninove L

PROVIDER: S-EPMC2686997 | biostudies-literature | 2009 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

ACCESS DATA

Json Xml

Publications

Cowpox virus transmission from pet rats to humans, France.

Ninove Laetitia L Domart Yves Y Vervel Christine C Voinot Chrystel C Salez Nicolas N Raoult Didier D Meyer Hermann H Capek Isabelle I Zandotti Christine C Charrel Remi N RN

Emerging infectious diseases 20090501 5

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. ...[more]

PMID: 19402968

Similar Datasets

Cowpox virus transmission from pet rats to humans, Germany.

Project description:We describe a cluster of cowpox virus (CPXV) infections in humans that occurred near Munich, Germany, around the beginning of 2009. Previously, only sporadic reports of CPXV infections in humans after direct contact with various animals had been published. This outbreak involved pet rats from the same litter.

| S-EPMC2687013 | biostudies-literature

Fatal Cowpox Virus Infection in Human Fetus, France, 2017.

Project description:Cowpox virus (CPXV) has an animal reservoir and is typically transmitted to humans by contact with infected animals. In 2017, CPXV infection of a pregnant woman in France led to the death of her fetus. Fetal death after maternal orthopoxvirus (smallpox) vaccination has been reported; however, this patient had not been vaccinated. Investigation of the patient's domestic animals failed to demonstrate prevalence of CPXV infection among them. The patient's diagnosis was confirmed by identifying CPXV DNA in all fetal and maternal biopsy samples and infectious CPXV in biopsy but not plasma samples. This case of fetal death highlights the risk for complications of orthopoxvirus infection during pregnancy. Among orthopoxviruses, fetal infection has been reported for variola virus and vaccinia virus; our findings suggest that CPXV poses the same threats for infection complications as vaccinia virus.

| S-EPMC8462324 | biostudies-literature

Atypical Cowpox Virus Infection in Smallpox-Vaccinated Patient, France.

Project description:We report a case of atypical cowpox virus infection in France in 2016. The patient sought care for thoracic lesions after injury from the sharp end of a metallic guardrail previously stored in the ground. We isolated a cowpox virus from the lesions and sequenced its whole genome. The patient reported that he had been previously vaccinated against smallpox. We describe an alternative route of cowpox virus infection and raise questions about the immunological status of smallpox-vaccinated patients for circulating orthopoxviruses.

| S-EPMC6346447 | biostudies-literature

Rat-to-elephant-to-human transmission of cowpox virus.

Project description: Not available

| S-EPMC2570944 | biostudies-literature

Concomitant human infections with 2 cowpox virus strains in related cases, France, 2011.

Project description:We investigated 4 related human cases of cowpox virus infection reported in France during 2011. Three patients were infected by the same strain, probably transmitted by imported pet rats, and the fourth patient was infected by another strain. The 2 strains were genetically related to viruses previously isolated from humans with cowpox infection in Europe.

| S-EPMC3840880 | biostudies-literature

Cowpox virus

Project description:Cowpox virus Genome sequencing

| PRJNA218164 | ENA

Cowpox virus

Project description:Cowpox virus Genome sequencing and assembly

| PRJNA369073 | ENA

Seoul Virus Infection in Humans, France, 2014-2016.

Project description:We report detection of Seoul virus in 3 patients in France over a 2-year period. These patients accounted for 3 of the 4 Seoul virus infections among 434 hantavirus infections (1.7%) reported during this time. More attention should be given to this virus in Europe where surveillance has been focused mostly on Puumala and Dobrava-Belgrade hantaviruses.

| S-EPMC5443425 | biostudies-literature

Rabbit Hepatitis E Virus Infections in Humans, France.

Project description:Hepatitis E virus (HEV) has been detected in rabbits, but whether rabbit HEV strains can be transmitted to humans is not known. Of 919 HEV-infected patients in France during 2015-2016, five were infected with a rabbit HEV strain. None of the patients had direct contact with rabbits, suggesting foodborne or waterborne infections.

| S-EPMC5512490 | biostudies-literature

Cowpox virus: What's in a Name?

Project description:Traditionally, virus taxonomy relied on phenotypic properties; however, a sequence-based virus taxonomy has become essential since the recent requirement of a species to exhibit monophyly. The species Cowpox virus has failed to meet this requirement, necessitating a reexamination of this species. Here, we report the genomic sequences of nine Cowpox viruses and, by combining them with the available data of 37 additional genomes, confirm polyphyly of Cowpox viruses and find statistical support based on genetic data for more than a dozen species. These results are discussed in light of the current International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses species definition, as well as immediate and future implications for poxvirus taxonomic classification schemes. Data support the recognition of five monophyletic clades of Cowpox viruses as valid species.

| S-EPMC5454414 | biostudies-literature

OmicsDI is part of the ELIXIR infrastructure

OmicsDI is an Elixir interoperability service. Learn more ›

Tweets

OmicsDI Databases

PRIDE
PeptideAtlas
MassIVE
JPOST Repository
Physiome Model Repository

EGA
EVA
ENA
LINCS
PAXDB
Cell Collective

MetaboLights
Metabolomics Workbench
MetabolomeExpress
GNPS
BioModels
FAIRDOMHub

ArrayExpress
dbGaP
ExpressionAtlas
GEO
NODE

Information

Databases
Help
API
Contact us
Code on GitHub
Terms of use
Submit Data