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Orf virus
Contagious Ecthyma Virus of Sheep | Contagious Pustular Dermatitis Virus of Sheep | Ecthyma contagiosum Virus | Contagious ecthyma virus | Contagious pustular dermatitis virus | Sheep Contagious Ecthyma Virus | Contagious ecthyma viruses
The type species of PARAPOXVIRUS which causes a skin infection in natural hosts, usually young sheep. Humans may contract local skin lesions by contact. The virus apparently persists in soil. |
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