Contagious ecyhyma Known (Orf, contagious pustular dermatitis, sore mouth, scabby mouth) a disease spreads easily and brought by the epitheliotropic. It’s endemic around world has serious economic impact. This study aimed to understand immune response mechanisms of lambs defense against ecthyma virus molecular detection with determining sequence mutant viral genome 91 (41 clinical signs Orfv 50...

This technique has also been used extensively in studies on the structure of pox viruses. Horne & Wildy (1963) have reviewed the results obtained by various investigators working with this group of viruses. The more recently published findings of Buttner, Giese, Muller & Peters (1964) and Peters, Muller & Buttner (1964) suggest that the viruses of the pox group can be divided into the following...

Ecthyma gangrenosum is a rare skin infection classically associated with Pseudomonas aeruginosa. We performed a retrospective study of all cases diagnosed with ecthyma gangrenosum from 2004-2010 in a university hospital in Mexico (8 cases, 5 female patients and 3 male patients, ages between 4 months and 2 years). The most common risk factor for ecthyma gangrenosum is neutropenia in immunocompro...

Aims: To determine the alterations in some haematological and serum biochemical parameters contagious ecthyma (CE) or Orf-infected Sokoto red goats (SRG).
 Presentation of Case: Following a complaint sore mouth disease SRG, patients were noticed to be docile, pyrexic with congested visible mucus membranes. There crusty skin lesions around oral nasal commissures which firm painful. Blood sa...