Recurrent localised cutaneous parapoxvirus infection in three cats

New Zealand Veterinary Journal

Volumn 56, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 196-201

  Fairley, R A ^a   Whelan, E M ^b   Pesavento, P A ^c   Mercer, A A ^b  

^a Gribbles Veterinary Laboratory   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Cat; Contagious ecthyma; Orf; Parapoxvirus; Poxvirus; Skin

Indexed keywords

VIRUS ENVELOPE PROTEIN;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CAT; CAT DISEASE; CHEMISTRY; FEMALE; GENETICS; MALE; MOLECULAR GENETICS; PATHOLOGY; POXVIRUS INFECTION; VIRAL SKIN DISEASE; VIROLOGY;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; CAT DISEASES; CATS; FEMALE; MALE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; POXVIRIDAE INFECTIONS; SKIN DISEASES, VIRAL; VIRAL ENVELOPE PROTEINS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ORF VIRUS; OVIS ARIES; PARAPOXVIRUS; POXVIRIDAE;

EID: 50049086677     PISSN: 00480169     EISSN: 11760710     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00480169.2008.36833     Document Type: Article

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