Genomic Insights into the Spread of Vaccinia Virus Strain Cantagalo to Rural Regions of Northeastern Brazil
Maria Júlia Cadrieskt-Ribeiro, Matheus Nobrega Luques, Samuel Hir, Pedro Lucas O. Correia, Régis Linhares Oliveira, Carolina Maciel Neves, Keilla Maria P. Silva, Mayara Matias O. M. da Costa, Diego Arruda Falcão, Luciana Bahiense da Costa, Arabela Leal S. Mello, Jussara Lagos O. Silveira, Clarissa R · 2026
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Maria Júlia Cadrieskt-Ribeiro and co-authors sequence in 2026 a vaccinia virus strain spreading into rural northeastern Brazil, where it causes pustular disease in dairy cows and their milkers. Outbreaks in two states supplied twelve positive samples, and five genomes were fully read. No full genome from the northeast had been described before.
The new genomes cluster with recent isolates from Brazil's midwest and southeast, while differing from older southeastern strains. Two isolates carried extra variation and signs of genetic mixing with a midwestern strain. Some animals also carried a second poxvirus at the same time. The pattern suggests several separate introductions rather than one wave. The authors warn against drinking raw milk from affected herds and stress the economic hit when milking must stop for weeks.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Maria Júlia Cadrieskt-Ribeiro, Matheus Nobrega Luques, Samuel Hir, Pedro Lucas O. Correia, Régis Linhares Oliveira, Carolina Maciel Neves, Keilla Maria P. Silva, Mayara Matias O. M. da Costa, Diego Arruda Falcão, Luciana Bahiense da Costa, Arabela Leal S. Mello, Jussara Lagos O. Silveira, Clarissa R |
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| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 29 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |