Feast of Sacrifice and Orf, Milan, Italy, 2015–2018

Feast of Sacrifice and Orf, Milan, Italy, 2015–2018

Orf (ecthyma contagiosum) is an infection of the skin caused by a DNA virus belonging to the genus Parapoxvirus. We recently observed 7 cases of orf in Muslim men living in the metropolitan area of Milan, Italy, who acquired the infection after the Feast of Sacrifice.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Stefano Veraldi, Luigi Esposito, Paolo Pontini, Fabrizio Vaira, Gianluca Nazzaro
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2019-08-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Orf virus
ecthyma contagiosum
skin infection
Parapoxvirus
epidemiology
Italy
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/25/8/18-1063_article
Description
Summary:Orf (ecthyma contagiosum) is an infection of the skin caused by a DNA virus belonging to the genus Parapoxvirus. We recently observed 7 cases of orf in Muslim men living in the metropolitan area of Milan, Italy, who acquired the infection after the Feast of Sacrifice.
ISSN:1080-6040
1080-6059

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