Zafar Afia, Swanepoel Robert, Hewson Roger, Nizam Mazhar, Ahmed Altaf, Husain Akhtar, Grobbelaar Antoinette, Bewley Kevin, Mioulet Valerie, Dowsett Barry, Easterbrook Linda, Hasan Rumina
Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi, Pakistan.
Emerg Infect Dis. 2007 Jun;13(6):902-4. doi: 10.3201/eid1306.061068.
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.
2004年至2005年的5个月间,经病毒分离和有限核酸测序确诊的水牛痘病毒感染在巴基斯坦卡拉奇的5个烧伤病房之间传播。此次疫情与患者在各病房之间的转移有关。控制措施减少了传播,但由于新收治社区获得性感染患者,仍有散发病例出现。