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Mimivirus Circulation among Wild and Domestic Mammals, Amazon Region, Brazil

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EMERGING INFECTIOUS DISEASES
Volume 20, Issue 3, Pages 469-472

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CENTERS DISEASE CONTROL
DOI: 10.3201/eid2003.131050

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  1. Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Cientifico e Tecnologico
  2. Coordenacao de Aperfeicoamento de Pessoal de Nivel Superior
  3. Fundacao de Amparo a Pesquisa do Estado de Minas Gerais
  4. Ministerio da Agricultura, Pecuaria e Abastecimento
  5. Pro-Reitoria de Pesquisa da Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais

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To investigate circulation of mimiviruses in the Amazon Region of Brazil, we surveyed 513 serum samples from domestic and wild mammals. Neutralizing antibodies were detected in 15 sample pools, and mimivirus DNA was detected in 9 pools of serum from capuchin monkeys and in 16 pools of serum from cattle.

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