Abstract

Swinepox Virus Outbreak, Brazil, 2011

Highlights

  • Sporotrichosis caused by Sporothrix globosa in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil: case report

  • Distinguishing between Swinepox virus (SWPV) and Vaccinia virus (VACV) infections during outbreaks of pustular disease in pigs is essential for evaluating whether VACV infection might have spread to pigs and whether SWPV could be detected in Brazil

  • We describe the molecular identification of SWPV as the etiologic agent of an outbreak of pustular disorder in pig herds

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Introduction

Sporotrichosis caused by Sporothrix globosa in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil: case report. It is the etiologic agent of a skin disease of pigs, characterized by generalized pustular lesions and associated with high rates of illness (occasionally >80%). Vaccinia virus (VACV; Orthopoxvirus genus) causes a similar pustular disease in pigs that is difficult to distinguish clinically from SWPV infections.

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