Vaccinia virus infection in monkeys, Brazilian Amazon.

ABSTRACT: To detect orthopoxvirus in the Brazilian Amazon, we conducted a serosurvey of 344 wild animals. Neutralizing antibodies against orthopoxvirus were detected by plaque-reduction neutralizing tests in 84 serum samples. Amplicons from 6 monkey samples were sequenced. These amplicons identified vaccinia virus genetically similar to strains from bovine vaccinia outbreaks in Brazil.

SUBMITTER: Abrahao JS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3086250 | biostudies-literature | 2010 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature