Infection with Possible Novel Parapoxvirus in Horse, Finland, 2013

Infection with Possible Novel Parapoxvirus in Horse, Finland, 2013

A horse in Finland exhibited generalized granulomatous inflammation and severe proliferative dermatitis. After euthanization, we detected poxvirus DNA from a skin lesion sample. The virus sequence grouped with parapoxviruses, closely resembling a novel poxvirus detected in humans in the United State...

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Main Authors: Niina Airas, Maria Hautaniemi, Pernilla Syrjä, Anna Knuuttila, Niina Putkuri, Lesley Coulter, Colin J. McInnes, Olli Vapalahti, Anita Huovilainen, Paula M. Kinnunen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2016-07-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Clinical
dermatitis
granuloma
equine
horse
viruses
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/22/7/15-1636_article

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https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/22/7/15-1636_article

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