Publications (3)15.56 Total impact
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Article: Vaccinia virus infection in monkeys, Brazilian Amazon.
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ABSTRACT: To detect orthopoxvirus in the Brazilian Amazon, we conducted a serosurvey of 344 wild animals. Neutralizing antibodies against orthopoxvirus were detected by plaque-reduction neutralizing tests in 84 serum samples. Amplicons from 6 monkey samples were sequenced. These amplicons identified vaccinia virus genetically similar to strains from bovine vaccinia outbreaks in Brazil.Emerging Infectious Diseases 06/2010; 16(6):976-9. · 6.79 Impact Factor -
Article: Short report: Isolation of two vaccinia virus strains from a single bovine vaccinia outbreak in rural area from Brazil: Implications on the emergence of zoonotic orthopoxviruses.
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ABSTRACT: Outbreaks of bovine vaccinia disease caused by circulation of Vaccinia virus (VACV) strains have been a common occurrence in Brazil in the recent years, being an important emergent zoonosis. During a single outbreak that took place in 2001, two genetically different VACV strains were isolated and named Guarani P1 virus (GP1V) and Guarani P2 virus (GP2V). Molecular diagnosis was done through restriction fragment length polymorphism (RFLP) of ati gene (A26L) and by sequence analysis of a group of five VACV genes including the C11R, J2R, A56R, B18R, and E3L genes. These findings confirmed the co-circulation of two different Vaccinia virus strains during the same outbreak, raising important questions about the origin, emergence, and circulation of VACV strains in Brazil.The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene 10/2006; 75(3):486-90. · 2.59 Impact Factor -
Article: Passatempo virus, a vaccinia virus strain, Brazil.
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ABSTRACT: 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.Emerging infectious diseases 01/2006; 11(12):1935-8. · 6.17 Impact Factor
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2006–2010
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Federal University of Minas Gerais
- Departamento de Microbiologia
Belo Horizonte, Estado de Minas Gerais, Brazil
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