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Molecular identification and investigations of contagious ecthyma (Orf virus) in small ruminants, North west Ethiopia

BACKGROUND: Orf virus, the prototype of parapoxvirus, is the main causative agent of contagious ecthyma. Little is known about the status of the disease in Ethiopia and this study was aimed at determining its status using PCR as a confirmatory tool. METHODS: a total of 400 randomly selected sheep an...

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Autores principales: Tedla, Mebrahtu, Berhan, Nega, Molla, Wassie, Temesgen, Wudu, Alemu, Sefinew
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5769459/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29334948
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12917-018-1339-x