Orf virus infection in Alaskan mountain goats, Dall’s sheep, muskoxen, caribou and Sitka black-tailed deer

Orf virus infection in Alaskan mountain goats, Dall’s sheep, muskoxen, caribou and Sitka black-tailed deer

Abstract Background The zoonotic Orf virus (ORFV; genus Parapoxvirus, Poxviridae family) occurs worldwide and is transmitted between sheep and goats, wildlife and man. Archived tissue samples from 16 Alaskan wildlife cases, representing mountain goat (Oreamnos americanus, n = 8), Dall’s sheep (Ovis...

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Main Authors: Morten Tryland, Kimberlee Beth Beckmen, Kathleen Ann Burek-Huntington, Eva Marie Breines, Joern Klein
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-02-01
Series:Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica
Subjects:
Alaska
Caribou
Contagious ecthyma
Dall’s sheep
Deer
Mountain goat
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13028-018-0366-8

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