INTRODUCTION Orf and milker's nodule are zoonotic cutaneous diseases generated by parapoxviruses. Contribution of dermoscopy to the diagnosis of these diseases has not been studied in the medical literature as to our knowledge. AIM To investigate whether dermoscopy is a valuable diagnostic tool in orf and milker's nodule diagnosis or not. MATERIAL AND METHODS In this study, macroscopic and ...

Abstract Background Orf virus (ORFV) is a member of the genus Parapoxvirus and family Poxviridae. The has worldwide distribution infects sheep, goats, humans, wild animals. However, due to complex structure poxvirus, underlying mechanism entry infection by ORFV remains largely unknown. ORF047 encodes protein named L1R. Poxviral L1R serves as receptor-binding blocks binding independently glycosa...

Bovine papular stomatitis virus (BPSV) and orf virus (ORFV), members of the genus Parapoxvirus of the Poxviridae, are etiologic agents of worldwide diseases affecting cattle and small ruminants, respectively. Here we report the genomic sequences and comparative analysis of BPSV strain BV-AR02 and ORFV strains OV-SA00, isolated from a goat, and OV-IA82, isolated from a sheep. Parapoxvirus (PPV) ...