Parapoxvirus infections of red deer, Italy

Emerg Infect Dis. 2011 Apr;17(4):684-7. doi: 10.3201/eid1704.101454.

Abstract

To characterize parapoxviruses causing severe disease in wild ruminants in Stelvio Park, Italy, we sequenced and compared the DNA of several isolates. Results demonstrated that the red deer isolates are closely related to the parapox of red deer in New Zealand virus.

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Deer / virology*
  • Italy
  • Parapoxvirus / classification
  • Parapoxvirus / genetics*
  • Phylogeny
  • Poxviridae Infections / veterinary*
  • Poxviridae Infections / virology
  • Sequence Analysis, DNA
  • Viral Envelope Proteins / genetics

Substances

  • Viral Envelope Proteins