Cowpox with Severe Generalized Eruption, Finland
Open Access
- 1 November 2003
- journal article
- case report
- Published by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in Emerging Infectious Diseases
- Vol. 9 (11) , 1458-1461
- https://doi.org/10.3201/eid0911.020814
Abstract
Cowpox with a severe, generalized eruption was diagnosed in an atopic 4-year-old girl by electron microscopy, virus isolation, polymerase chain reaction, and immunoglobulin (Ig) M and low-avidity IgG antibodies. The hemagglutinin gene of the isolate clustered with a Russian cowpox virus strain, and more distantly, with other cowpox and vaccinia virus strains. The patient’s dog had orthopoxvirus-specific antibodies, indicating a possible transmission route.Keywords
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