Camelpox virus (CMLV) causes a smallpox-like illness in a unique host, the camel. The
disease is enzootic in almost all regions where camel husbandry is practiced, and is …

Camelpox is considered as emerging public health problem during this decade due to
increased reported cases and outbreaks in camels. Camelpox is a contagious, often …

This study reports the first conclusive evidence of zoonotic camelpox virus (CMLV) infection
in humans associated with outbreaks in dromedarian camels (Camelus dromedaries) in …

Many pathogenic viruses infect camels, generally regarded as especially hardy livestock
because of their ability to thrive in harsh and arid conditions. Transmission of these viruses …

The family Poxviridae includes several viruses of medical and veterinary importance. Global
concerted efforts combined with an intensive mass-vaccination campaign with highly …

Background: Major constraints to camel production include pests and diseases. In northern
Kenya, little information is available about blood-borne pathogens circulating in one …

Both conventional and real time PCR (rt-PCR) assays based on the amplification of a 103bp
fragment from the DNA polymerase (DNA pol) gene (conserved, non-structural) of Orf virus …

In this study, we isolated and identified three camel pox viruses (CMLV) from two outbreaks
of camel pox infection in camels associated with eruptions on cheeks, nostrils, limbs …

Camelpox is an economically important contagious skin disease of camelids caused by
camelpox virus (CMLV) and is characterized by mild local skin infection and less common …

Camelpox is a wide-spread infectious viral disease of camelids. An outbreak of camelpox
was reported in 15 adult male dromedary camels aged between 10 to 16 years of an …