Orf virus sheep

Orf is a highly contagious, zoonotic, self-limited viral infection that threatens individuals who handle sheep and goats. The cause of orf is the orf virus. Other terms …
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Orf is a contagious disease of sheep caused by a pox virus. It can affect other species less commonly including man. Infected animals often recover in a period of weeks …
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Scabby mouth (contagious ecthyma, orf) is a highly contagious, viral disease of sheep, goats and occasionally humans. It occurs throughout Victoria. This disease is a can …
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To date, the International Committee of Taxonomy of Viruses (ICTV, 2022) has included four established species of enveloped double-stranded DNA viruses in this …
The morbidity in goats ranged from 8.75 to 100%, whereas in sheep, it ranged from 0 to 8%. The higher mortality was observed among flocks with mixed …
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Orf virus (ORFV) belongs to the genus Parapoxvirus (Poxviridae family). It is the causative agent of contagious ecthyma (CE) that is an economically detrimental …
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Orf, also known as ecthyma contagiosum, contagious pustular dermatitis, infectious labial dermatitis, scabby mouth, or sore mouth, is a viral disease first …
Orf virus has many names: contagious pustular dermatitis, ecthyma contagiosum, sore mouth infection, and sheep pox in humans. While this disease is primarily found in goats …
Soremouth (contagious ecthyma, scabby mouth, pustular dermatitis, orf) is the most common skin disease affecting sheep (and goats). It is a highly contagious viral infection …
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The disease affects primarily sheep and goats (usually more severe in the latter species), but it has also been reported in camels and camelids, members of the …
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