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Atypical Parapoxvirus Infection in Sheep [PDF]

Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine, 2002
Abstract This report describes the clinical and laboratory findings for 5 sheep from 3 different flocks with extensive proliferative skin lesions grossly resembling warts on the distal limbs. The lesions affected the front and rear extremities in all sheep, and 2 sheep also had lesions around the head.
Geoffrey W, Smith, Gail, Scherba, Peter D, Constable, Vincent, Hsiao, Melissa J, Behr, Dawn E, Morin   +5 more
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Orf Virus-Based Vectors Preferentially Target Professional Antigen-Presenting Cells, Activate the STING Pathway and Induce Strong Antigen-Specific T Cell Responses

Frontiers in Immunology, 2022
BackgroundOrf virus (ORFV)-based vectors are attractive for vaccine development as they enable the induction of potent immune responses against specific transgenes. Nevertheless, the precise mechanisms of immune activation remain unknown.
Melanie Müller, Alena Reguzova, Markus W. Löffler, Markus W. Löffler, Markus W. Löffler, Markus W. Löffler, Ralf Amann   +6 more
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Pathogen surveillance in Southern Ocean pinnipeds

Polar Research, 2020
Knowledge of the health status and potential effect of disease outbreaks among Southern Ocean fauna may be decisive for its conservation. We assessed the exposure and infection of Antarctic fur seals (Arctocephalus gazella, AFS) and Southern elephant ...
Sandra Núñez-Egido, Andrew Lowther, Ingebjørg H. Nymo, Jörn Klein, Eva M. Breines, Morten Tryland   +5 more
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Bovine Papillomatosis Hiding a Zoonotic Infection: Epitheliotropic Viruses in Bovine Skin Lesions

Pathogens, 2020
We describe two cases of skin co-infections with epitheliotropic viruses, detected in two cattle during lumpy skin disease (LSD) surveillance in northern Italy.
Laura Gallina, Federica Savini, Sabrina Canziani, Matteo Frasnelli, Antonio Lavazza, Alessandra Scagliarini, Davide Lelli   +6 more
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Evidence of parapox-, alphaherpes- and pestivirus infections in carcasses of semi-domesticated reindeer (Rangifer tarandus tarandus) from Finnmark, Norway

Rangifer, 2005
During March to May 2000, 48 carcasses of semi-domesticated reindeer (Rangifer tarandus tarandus) were collected on winter pastures and calving grounds from two herds in western Finnmark and two herds in eastern Finnmark, northern Norway.
Morten Tryland, Torill Mørk, Kathrine A. Ryeng, Karen K. Sørensen   +3 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.
Xiaoting Yao, Ming Pang, Tianxing Wang, Xi Chen, Xidian Tang, Jianjun Chang, Dekun Chen, Wentao Ma   +7 more
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Characterisation of parapoxviruses isolated from Norwegian semi-domesticated reindeer (Rangifer tarandus tarandus)

Virology Journal, 2005
Background Two outbreaks of the disease contagious ecthyma were reported in 1999 and 2000 in Norwegian semi-domesticated reindeer (Rangifer tarandus tarandus).
Klein Joern, Tryland Morten
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Molecular detection of parapoxvirus in Ixodidae ticks collected from cattle in Corsica, France

Veterinary Medicine and Science, 2022
Background Several viruses belonging to the family Poxviridae can cause infections in humans and animals. In Corsica, livestock farming (sheep, goats, pigs, and cattle) is mainly mixed, leading to important interactions between livestock, wildlife, and ...
Vincent Cicculli, Nazli Ayhan, Léa Luciani, Laura Pezzi, Apolline Maitre, Dorine Decarreaux, Xavier de Lamballerie, Jean‐Christophe Paoli, Laurence Vial, Remi Charrel, Alessandra Falchi   +10 more
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A Novel Orf Virus D1701-VrV-Based Dengue Virus (DENV) Vaccine Candidate Expressing HLA-Specific T Cell Epitopes: A Proof-of-Concept Study

Biomedicines, 2021
Although dengue virus (DENV) affects almost half of the world’s population there are neither preventive treatments nor any long-lasting and protective vaccines available at this time.
Alena Reguzova, Nico Fischer, Melanie Müller, Ferdinand Salomon, Thomas Jaenisch, Ralf Amann   +5 more
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Human Infection with Orf Virus and Description of Its Whole Genome, France, 2017

Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2019
Zoonotic transmission of parapoxvirus from animals to humans has been reported; clinical manifestations are skin lesions on the fingers and hands after contact with infected animals.
Julien Andreani, Jessica Fongue, Jacques Y. Bou Khalil, Laurene David, Saïd Mougari, Marion Le Bideau, Jonatas Abrahão, Philippe Berbis, Bernard La Scola   +8 more
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