Nosocomial buffalopoxvirus infection, Karachi, Pakistan

Afia Zafar; Robert Swanepoel; Roger Hewson; Mazhar Nizam; Altaf Ahmed; Akhtar Husain; Antoinette Grobbelaar; Kevin Bewley; Valerie Mioulet; Barry Dowsett; Linda Easterbrook; Rumina Hasan

doi:10.3201/eid1306.061068

Nosocomial buffalopoxvirus infection, Karachi, Pakistan

Afia Zafar^*, Robert Swanepoel, Roger Hewson, Mazhar Nizam, Altaf Ahmed, Akhtar Husain, Antoinette Grobbelaar, Kevin Bewley, Valerie Mioulet, Barry Dowsett, Linda Easterbrook, Rumina Hasan

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Abstract

During 5 months in 2004-2005, buffalopoxvirus infection, confirmed by virus isolation and limited nucleic acid sequencing, spread between 5 burns units in Karachi, Pakistan. The outbreak was related to movement of patients between units. Control measures reduced transmission, but sporadic cases continued due to the admission of new patients with community-acquired infections.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	902-904
Number of pages	3
Journal	Emerging Infectious Diseases
Volume	13
Issue number	6
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3201/eid1306.061068
Publication status	Published - Jun 2007

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Acknowledgements. Data collection used in this article was funded by the Strategic Partnering to Evaluate Cancer Signatures (SPECS) group. This research is supported by grants, NSF EECS-1148870, NSF EECS-0925875, and NIH P41-EB002025.

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