Orf virus
Synonyms
Contagious Ecthyma Virus of Sheep
Contagious Pustular Dermatitis Virus of Sheep
Contagious ecthyma virus
Contagious ecthyma viruses
Contagious pustular dermatitis virus
Ecthyma contagiosum Virus
Ecthyma contagiosum Viruses
Orf viruses
Sheep Contagious Ecthyma Virus
Sheep Contagious Pustular Dermatitis Virus
Virus, Ecthyma contagiosum
Viruses, Ecthyma contagiosum
ecthyma viruses, Contagious
virus, Contagious ecthyma
viruses, Contagious ecthyma
viruses, Orf
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.