Teat papillomatosis associated with bovine papillomavirus types 6, 7, 9, and 10 in dairy cattle from Brazil

This study describes the clinical, histopathological, and virological characterization of teat papillomatosis from Brazilian dairy cattle herds. Four types of bovine papillomavirus were identified (BPV6, 7, 9, and 10); one of these (BPV7) is being detected for the first time in Brazilian cattle.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Claudia C. Tozato, Michele Lunardi, Alice F. Alfieri, Rodrigo A.A. Otonel, Giovana W. Di Santis, Brígida K. de Alcântara, Selwyn A. Headley, Amauri A. Alfieri
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Microbiologia 2013-09-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Microbiology
Subjects:
BPV
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1517-83822013000300039&lng=en&tlng=en
Description
Summary:This study describes the clinical, histopathological, and virological characterization of teat papillomatosis from Brazilian dairy cattle herds. Four types of bovine papillomavirus were identified (BPV6, 7, 9, and 10); one of these (BPV7) is being detected for the first time in Brazilian cattle.
ISSN:1678-4405