Orf (ecthyma contagiosum) in a sheep and a shepherd

Lancet Infect Dis. 2018 Jan;18(1):122. doi: 10.1016/S1473-3099(17)30317-1. Epub 2017 Dec 20.

Authors

Christian Kromer¹, Caroline Bierschenk², Claus-Peter Czerny², Michael P Schön¹, Timo Buhl³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Dermatology, Venereology and Allergology, University Medical Center Göttingen, Göttingen, Germany.
² Department of Animal Sciences, Division of Microbiology and Animal Hygiene, University of Göttingen, Göttingen, Germany.
³ Department of Dermatology, Venereology and Allergology, University Medical Center Göttingen, Göttingen, Germany. Electronic address: timo.buhl@med.uni-goettingen.de.

PMID: 29303728
DOI: 10.1016/S1473-3099(17)30317-1

No abstract available

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

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Animals
Biopsy
Disease Transmission, Infectious*
Ecthyma / diagnosis*
Ecthyma / pathology
Ecthyma / veterinary*
Forearm / pathology
Humans
Male
Occupational Exposure*
Orf virus / isolation & purification*
Sheep
Sheep Diseases / diagnosis*
Sheep Diseases / pathology*
Sheep Diseases / transmission
Skin / pathology
Zoonoses / diagnosis
Zoonoses / pathology
Zoonoses / transmission