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Cowpox in a child, acquired from a cat
Author(s) -
CASEMORE D.P.,
EMSLIE E.S.,
WHYLER D.K.,
BAXBY D.,
BENNETT M.,
DAVIES A.B.
Publication year - 1987
Publication title -
clinical and experimental dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.587
H-Index - 78
eISSN - 1365-2230
pISSN - 0307-6938
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2230.1987.tb01923.x
Subject(s) - cowpox , cowpox virus , girl , virology , transmission (telecommunications) , medicine , pediatrics , biology , vaccinia , genetics , computer science , telecommunications , gene , recombinant dna
Summary A case of cowpox is described in a ten‐year‐old girl. The evidence available suggested that the infection had been acquired from a young cat. This case lends support to the view that the cat has a role in the transmission of cowpox virus.