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    Detection and Molecular Characterization of Zoonotic Poxviruses Circulating in the Amazon Region of Colombia, 2014
    (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2017) José A. Usme-Ciro; Andrea Paredes; Diana Marcela Walteros Acero; Erica Natalia Tolosa-Pérez; Katherine Laiton‐Donato; Maria del Carmen Pinzón; Brett W. Petersen; Nadia Gallardo‐Romero; Li Yu; Kimberly Wilkins
    During 2014, cutaneous lesions were reported in dairy cattle and farmworkers in the Amazon Region of western Colombia. Samples from 6 patients were analyzed by serologic and PCR testing, and results demonstrated the presence of vaccinia virus and pseudocowpox virus. These findings highlight the need for increased poxvirus surveillance in Colombia.