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Review

Zoonotic Vaccinia Virus Outbreaks in Brazil

Flávio Guimarães da Fonseca1 Departamento de Microbiologia, Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (UFMG), Av. Antônio Carlos 6627, Belo Horizonte, MG31270-901, Brazil;2 Instituto René Rachou (IRR), Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Av. Augusto de Lima 1715, Belo Horizonte, MG30190-002, Brazil. : ⏹ Tel.: +55 313 409 2746 ⏹ Fax: +55 313 409 2733 ⏹ [email protected]View further author information
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Erna Geessien Kroon1 Departamento de Microbiologia, Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (UFMG), Av. Antônio Carlos 6627, Belo Horizonte, MG31270-901, BrazilView further author information
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Maurício Lacerda Nogueira3 Faculdade de Medicina de São José do Rio Preto (FAMERP), Departamento de Doenças Infecciosas e Parasitárias, Av. Brigadeiro Faria Lima 5416, São José do Rio Preto, SP15090-000, BrazilView further author information
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Giliane de Souza Trindade1 Departamento de Microbiologia, Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (UFMG), Av. Antônio Carlos 6627, Belo Horizonte, MG31270-901, BrazilView further author information
Pages 697-707 | Published online: 09 Jun 2011

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