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  3. Cowpox virus transmission from pet rats to humans, France

Cowpox virus transmission from pet rats to humans, France

  • Emerg Infect Dis. 2009 May;15(5):781-4. doi: 10.3201/eid1505.090235.
Laetitia Ninove 1,  Yves Domart,  Christine Vervel,  Chrystel Voinot,  Nicolas Salez,  Didier Raoult,  Hermann Meyer,  Isabelle Capek,  Christine Zandotti,  Remi N Charrel
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Affiliation

  • 1 Université de la Méditerranée, Marseille, France.
PMID: 19402968 DOI: 10.3201/eid1505.090235
Abstract

In early 2009, four human cases of cowpox virus cutaneous Infection in northern France, resulting from direct contact with infected pet rats (Rattus norvegicus), were studied. Pet rats, originating from the same pet store, were shown to be infected by a unique virus strain. Infection was then transmitted to humans who purchased or had contact with pet rats.

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