
Passatempo Virus, a Vaccinia Virus Strain, Brazil
2005; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; Volume: 11; Issue: 12 Linguagem: Inglês
10.3201/eid1112.050773
ISSN1080-6059
AutoresJuliana Almeida Leite, Betânia Paiva Drumond, Giliane S. Trindade, Zélia Inês Portela Lobato, Flávio Guimarães da Fonseca, João Rodrigues dos Santos, Marieta C. Madureira, Maria Isabel Maldonado Coelho Guedes, Jaqueline Maria Siqueira Ferreira, Cláudio Antônio Bonjardim, Paulo César Peregrino Ferreira, Erna Geessien Kroon,
Tópico(s)Virus-based gene therapy research
ResumoAbstract 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.
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