Human Infection with Orf Virus from Goats in China, 2012
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Heterogeneity among Orf Virus Isolates from Goats in Fujian Province, Southern China
Orf virus is a parapoxvirus that causes recurring contagious ecthyma or orf disease in goat, sheep and other wild and domestic ruminants. Infected animals show signs of pustular lesions on the mouth and muzzle and develop scabs over the lesions. Although the infection is usually cleared within 1-2 months, delayed growth and associated secondary infections could still impact the herds. Orf virus...
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عنوان ژورنال: Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases
سال: 2014
ISSN: 1530-3667,1557-7759
DOI: 10.1089/vbz.2013.1445