Diseases caused by poxvirus - orf and milker's nodules: a review

Sheep and cattle parapoxviruses cause in human beings diseases of very similar aspect, named orf and milker's nodules, respectively. These infections are generically called farmyard pox. In the present article, we show the epidemiological, clinical, and histopathological aspects, as well as the...

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Main Author: S.R.C.S. Barraviera
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SciELO 2005-06-01
Series:Journal of Venomous Animals and Toxins including Tropical Diseases
Subjects:
orf
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1678-91992005000200002