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Vaccinia Virus among Domestic Dogs and Wild Coatis, Brazil, 2013-2015.

Journal:
Emerging infectious diseases
Year:
2018
Authors:
Costa, Galileu Barbosa et al.
Species:
dog

Abstract

To determine their potential role as a source of human infection, we tested domestic dogs (urban) and wild coatis (wild) in Brazil for vaccinia virus. Our findings of positive neutralizing antibodies and quantitative PCR results for 35/184 dogs and 13/90 coatis highlight a potential public health risk.

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Original publication: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30457519/