Production and efficacy of an attenuated live vaccine against contagious ovine ecthyma

Contagious ecthyma is caused by the orf virus, a member of the family Poxviridae, genus Parapoxvirus. Morbidity in affected sheep flocks is approximately 100%, while mortality varies between 1% and 10%. A live attenuated vaccine was produced by the Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale dell’Abruzzo...

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Main Authors: Attilio Pini, Gaetano Federico Ronchi, Rossella Lelli, Maria Teresa Mercante
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale dell'Abruzzo e del Molise G. Caporale 2008-09-01
Series:Veterinaria Italiana
Subjects:
Orf
Online Access:http://www.izs.it/vet_italiana/2008/44_3/543.pdf