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The review article by Kravetz and Federman¹ on cat-associated zoonoses emphasized several infectious diseases associated with cat ownership. With discussion about smallpox being at the forefront in the media at present, it is worth adding the role of cats as carriers of cowpox, another poxvirus. In spite of its name, human cases of cowpox have tended to have a feline association.^2-5 Most patients with cowpox tend to have contact with cats, with disease starting as a few macular lesions at the site of inoculation, which progress to pustular "pox" lesions. These lesions occur generally in the extremities or the face; however, in some patients the lesions may be disseminated all over the body.^{4, 6-7} Patients also complain of systemic symptoms, which gradually improve with eschar formation. Rarely, fatalities have occurred in immunocompromised individuals.^5-6 In the current era of heightened awareness of smallpox, it is worth remembering that disseminated cowpox in rare . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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