Abstract
Vaccinia virus was used as vaccine to eradicate smallpox. We report a zoonotic case of vaccinia virus infection in a 30-year-old patient who became infected after handling sick dairy cattle. The patient had inflamed lesions and systemic symptoms. Laboratory findings were indicative of down-modulated immune responses to the virus.
Publication types
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Case Reports
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Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
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Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
MeSH terms
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Adult
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Animals
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Cattle
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Cattle Diseases / transmission*
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Cattle Diseases / virology*
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Cells, Cultured
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Humans
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Interferon-gamma / metabolism
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Leukocytes, Mononuclear / immunology
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Male
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Skin / pathology
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Vaccinia / diagnosis*
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Vaccinia / immunology
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Vaccinia / veterinary*
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Vaccinia virus / immunology
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Vaccinia virus / isolation & purification*
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Zoonoses / transmission*
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Zoonoses / virology*