Vaccinia Virus in Household Environment during Bovine Vaccinia Outbreak, Brazil

摘要

In August 2011, a bovine vaccinia outbreak was reported in Carangola County, Minas Gerais State, Brazil. During this outbreak, several farms were affected, and the outbreak involved humans and dairy cattle. A 41-year-old man (patient 1) who worked on a farm (20°36′30.7′′S, 42°17′53.9′′W) was hospitalized. He had painful lesions on the hands, high fever, lymphadenopathy, malaise, and fainting episodes. This patient reported recent contact with sick animals on the farm during milking.