Background Zoonotic diseases, infections transmitted naturally from animals to humans,
pose a significant public health challenge worldwide. After MERS-CoV was discovered …

In this study, livestock herders in eastern Sudan were interviewed through structured
questionnaire involved 14046 animals in 151 herds (87 camel herds, 51 sheep and 13 …

Background Application of molecular diagnostic methods to the determination of etiology in
suspected poxvirus-associated infections of bovines is important both for the diagnosis of …

Background Camel contagious ecthyma (CCE) is an important viral disease of camelids
caused by a poxvirus of the genus parapoxvirus (PPV) of the family Poxviridae. The disease …

Camel contagious ecthyma is a highly infectious viral skin disease that affects camels and
causes economic losses. This study reports the isolation and the phylogenetic analysis of …

Cases of contagious pustular stomatitis have been reported in Finnish reindeer for many
years. Two species of the genus Parapoxvirus of the family Poxviridae have been identified …

Swinepox virus (SWPV), a member of the genus Suipoxvirus causes generalized pock-like
lesions on the body of domestic and wild pigs. Although outbreak has been reported in India …

Background Pox and pox-like diseases of camels are a group of exanthematous skin
conditions that have become increasingly important economically. Three distinct viruses …

Camelpox and camel contagious ecthyma are infectious viral diseases of camelids caused
by camelpox virus (CMLV) and camel contagious ecthyma virus (CCEV), respectively. Even …

Contagious ecthyma is a highly contagious disease affecting domestic and wild ruminants
such as sheep, goats and camels. The identification and characterisation of a parapoxvirus …