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Partial Genome Characterization of Novel Parapoxvirus in Horse, Finland [PDF]

Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2023
We report a sequencing protocol and 121-kb poxvirus sequence from a clinical sample from a horse in Finland with dermatitis. Based on phylogenetic analyses, the virus is a novel parapoxvirus associated with a recent epidemic; previous data suggest ...
Jenni Virtanen, Maria Hautaniemi, Lara Dutra, Ilya Plyusnin, Katja Hautala, Teemu Smura, Olli Vapalahti, Tarja Sironen, Ravi Kant, Paula M. Kinnunen   +9 more
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An Investigation of a Cluster of Parapoxvirus Cases in Missouri, Feb–May 2006: Epidemiologic, Clinical and Molecular Aspects

Animals, 2013
In the spring of 2006, four human cases of parapoxvirus infections in Missouri residents were reported to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), two of which were initially diagnosed as cutaneous anthrax.
Mary Reynolds, Christina Hutson, Dana Haberling   +2 more
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Equine Ulcerative Genital Lesions Associated with Parapoxvirus [PDF]

Viruses
In 2026, a widespread outbreak of ulcerative dermatitis of unknown aetiology occurred in breeding horses in Ireland. The lesions resembled those associated with equine herpesvirus 3 (EHV3) infection, i.e., papules, vesicles, and ulcers on the penis of ...
Ann Cullinane, Marie Garvey, Donald Collins, Rachel Lyons, Maura Nelly, Adam Grimes   +5 more
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Immunomodulatory Strategies for Parapoxvirus: Current Status and Future Approaches for the Development of Vaccines against Orf Virus Infection

Vaccines, 2021
Orf virus (ORFV), the prototype species of the parapoxvirus genus, is the causative agent of contagious ecthyma, an extremely devastating skin disease of sheep, goats, and humans that causes enormous economic losses in livestock production. ORFV is known
Krishnan Nair Balakrishnan, Faèz Firdaus Abdullah Jesse, Noordin Mohamed Mustapha   +2 more
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Parapoxvirus Interleukin-10 Homologues Vary in Their Receptor Binding, Anti-Inflammatory, and Stimulatory Activities

Pathogens, 2022
Homologues of interleukin (IL)-10, a pleiotropic immunomodulatory cytokine, have been identified in the Parapoxvirus genus. The first identified, Orf virus (ORFV) IL-10, greatly enhanced infection of its host, exhibiting immune modulatory effects ...
Amreen Naqash, Gabriella Stuart, Roslyn Kemp, Lyn Wise   +3 more
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First identification of orf virus from an outbreak of contagious ecthyma in Polish sheep [PDF]

Journal of Veterinary Research
Contagious ecthyma (CE) is a skin disease of goats, sheep and some other domesticated and wild ruminants worldwide, including Poland. The infection is caused by the orf virus (ORFV) of the Parapoxvirus genus. It is characterised by the appearance of skin
Larska Magdalena, Nowakowska Agnieszka, Pękala-Duda Urszula   +2 more
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Genomic Features and Evolution of the Parapoxvirus during the Past Two Decades

Pathogens, 2020
Parapoxvirus (PPV) has been identified in some mammals and poses a great threat to both the livestock production and public health. However, the prevalence and evolution of this virus are still not fully understood.
Yao Xiaoting, Wentao Ma, Jianjun Chang   +2 more
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Innate Immune Sensing of Parapoxvirus Orf Virus and Viral Immune Evasion [PDF]

Viruses
Orf virus (ORFV) is the type species of Parapoxvirus of the Poxviridae family that induces cutaneous pustular skin lesions in sheep and goats, and causes zoonotic infections in humans.
Basheer A. AlDaif, Stephen B. Fleming
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A Comparison of Parapoxviruses in North American Pinnipeds

Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 2021
Parapoxviruses cause nodular lesions on the skin and mucosal membranes of pinnipeds and infections by these viruses have been documented worldwide. Seal parapoxvirus is currently classified as a tentative species of the Parapoxvirus genus. Tissue or swab
Helena Costa, Helena Costa, Jörn Klein, Eva M. Breines, Hendrik H. Nollens, Keith Matassa, Mendy Garron, Padraig J. Duignan, Todd Schmitt, Tracey Goldstein, Morten Tryland   +10 more
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Orf Nodule with Erythema Multiforme during a Monkeypox Outbreak, France, 2022

Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2023
A 26-year-old patient in France who worked as a butcher sought care initially for erythema multiforme. Clinical examination revealed a nodule with a crusty center, which upon investigation appeared to be an orf nodule.
Charlotte Cavalieri, Anne-Sophie Dupond, Audrey Ferrier-Rembert, Olivier Ferraris, Timothée Klopfenstein, Souheil Zayet   +5 more
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