Genetic diversity of Orf virus isolated from sheep in Uruguay.
Arch Virol
; 163(5): 1285-1291, 2018 May.
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| ID: mdl-29368063
ABSTRACT
Orf virus (ORFV) is the etiological agent of contagious ecthyma, a disease widely spread in the world that occasionally causes zoonotic infections. This work is the first molecular characterization of ORFV in Uruguay, where we analyzed twenty-one sheep samples, eighteen of which were recovered from thirteen ORFV outbreaks that occurred during 2004 to 2011 as well as three strains from a national vaccine. Phylogenetic analysis and the derived amino acid sequences from the B2L gene suggest that the Uruguayan virus do not form a unique cluster, with most of them displaying similarities with worldwide ORFV isolates as well as our vaccine strains.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Orf virus
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Genetic Variation
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Sheep
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Ecthyma, Contagious
Limits:
Animals
Country/Region as subject:
America do sul
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Uruguay
Language:
En
Journal:
Arch Virol
Year:
2018
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Uruguay