Orthopoxvirus DNA in Eurasian Lynx, Sweden
Cowpox virus, which has been used to protect humans against smallpox but may cause severe disease in immunocompromised persons, has reemerged in humans, domestic cats, and other animal species in Europe. Orthopoxvirus (OPV) DNA was detected in tissues (lung, kidney, spleen) in 24 (9%) of 263 free-ra...
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ftdatacite:10.7892/boris.12087 2023-05-15T18:50:23+02:00 Orthopoxvirus DNA in Eurasian Lynx, Sweden Tryland, M. Okeke, M. I. Af Segerstad, C.H. Morner, T. Traavik, T. Ryser-Degiorgis, Marie-Pierre 2011 application/pdf https://dx.doi.org/10.7892/boris.12087 https://boris.unibe.ch/12087/ en eng U.S. National Center for Infectious Diseases info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess 630 Agriculture Text article-journal ScholarlyArticle 2011 ftdatacite https://doi.org/10.7892/boris.12087 2021-11-05T12:55:41Z Cowpox virus, which has been used to protect humans against smallpox but may cause severe disease in immunocompromised persons, has reemerged in humans, domestic cats, and other animal species in Europe. Orthopoxvirus (OPV) DNA was detected in tissues (lung, kidney, spleen) in 24 (9%) of 263 free-ranging Eurasian lynx (Lynx lynx) from Sweden. Thymidine kinase gene amplicon sequences (339 bp) from 21 lynx were all identical to those from cowpox virus isolated from a person in Norway and phylogenetically closer to monkeypox virus than to vaccinia virus and isolates from 2 persons with cowpox virus in Sweden. Prevalence was higher among animals from regions with dense, rather than rural, human populations. Lynx are probably exposed to OPV through predation on small mammal reservoir species. We conclude that OPV is widely distributed in Sweden and may represent a threat to humans. Further studies are needed to verify whether this lynx OPV is cowpox virus. Text Lynx Lynx lynx lynx DataCite Metadata Store (German National Library of Science and Technology) Norway |
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Cowpox virus, which has been used to protect humans against smallpox but may cause severe disease in immunocompromised persons, has reemerged in humans, domestic cats, and other animal species in Europe. Orthopoxvirus (OPV) DNA was detected in tissues (lung, kidney, spleen) in 24 (9%) of 263 free-ranging Eurasian lynx (Lynx lynx) from Sweden. Thymidine kinase gene amplicon sequences (339 bp) from 21 lynx were all identical to those from cowpox virus isolated from a person in Norway and phylogenetically closer to monkeypox virus than to vaccinia virus and isolates from 2 persons with cowpox virus in Sweden. Prevalence was higher among animals from regions with dense, rather than rural, human populations. Lynx are probably exposed to OPV through predation on small mammal reservoir species. We conclude that OPV is widely distributed in Sweden and may represent a threat to humans. Further studies are needed to verify whether this lynx OPV is cowpox virus. |
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Orthopoxvirus DNA in Eurasian Lynx, Sweden |
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Orthopoxvirus DNA in Eurasian Lynx, Sweden |
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Orthopoxvirus DNA in Eurasian Lynx, Sweden |
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Orthopoxvirus DNA in Eurasian Lynx, Sweden |
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Orthopoxvirus DNA in Eurasian Lynx, Sweden |
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orthopoxvirus dna in eurasian lynx, sweden |
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