TY - JOUR AU - Pelkonen, Paula M. AU - Tarvainen, Kyllikki AU - Hynninen, Arja AU - Kallio, Eva R.K. AU - Henttonen, Heikki AU - Palva, Airi AU - Vaheri, Antti AU - Vapalahti, Olli T1 - Cowpox with Severe Generalized Eruption, Finland T2 - Emerging Infectious Disease journal PY - 2003 VL - 9 IS - 11 SP - 1458 SN - 1080-6059 AB - 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. KW - Cowpox KW - diagnosis KW - epidemiology KW - orthopoxvirus KW - phylogeny KW - seroprevalence KW - zoonoses KW - Finland DO - 10.3201/eid0911.020814 UR - https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/9/11/02-0814_article ER - End of Reference