Detection and Molecular Characterization of Zoonotic Poxviruses Circulating in the Amazon Region of Colombia, 2014

dc.contributor.authorJosé A. Usme-Ciro
dc.contributor.authorAndrea Paredes
dc.contributor.authorDiana Marcela Walteros Acero
dc.contributor.authorErica Natalia Tolosa-Pérez
dc.contributor.authorKatherine Laiton‐Donato
dc.contributor.authorMaria del Carmen Pinzón
dc.contributor.authorBrett W. Petersen
dc.contributor.authorNadia Gallardo‐Romero
dc.contributor.authorLi Yu
dc.contributor.authorKimberly Wilkins
dc.coverage.spatialBolivia
dc.date.accessioned2026-03-22T14:11:34Z
dc.date.available2026-03-22T14:11:34Z
dc.date.issued2017
dc.descriptionCitaciones: 33
dc.description.abstractDuring 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.
dc.identifier.doi10.3201/eid2304.161041
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.3201/eid2304.161041
dc.identifier.urihttps://andeanlibrary.org/handle/123456789/45076
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherCenters for Disease Control and Prevention
dc.relation.ispartofEmerging infectious diseases
dc.sourceCenters for Disease Control and Prevention
dc.subjectVirology
dc.subjectSerology
dc.subjectAmazon rainforest
dc.subjectVaccinia
dc.subjectVirus
dc.subjectBiology
dc.titleDetection and Molecular Characterization of Zoonotic Poxviruses Circulating in the Amazon Region of Colombia, 2014
dc.typearticle

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