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  • Title: [Cowpox viruses in Germany: an analysis of 5 cases in 1998].
    Author: Pfeffer M, Burck G, Meyer H.
    Journal: Berl Munch Tierarztl Wochenschr; 1999 Sep; 112(9):334-8. PubMed ID: 10507182.
    Abstract:
    Five case reports on cowpox virus infections in cats, humans, and for the first time in a horse are presented. It becomes obvious that in most cases the diagnosis cowpox is suspected rather late, although fast and reliable diagnostic tools such as pathohistological examination and polymerase chain reaction are available. The threat of a zoonotic transmission mainly through cats is gaining importance. Although wild rodents have been claimed to be the reservoir and source for cowpox viruses in cats, very little is known about the epidemiology of cowpox virus. Based on the different genome organizations found in the German isolates, we conclude that various subtypes of cowpox virus are circulating in Germany at one time.
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