Isolation and Phylogenetic Analysis of Parapoxvirus orf From Outbreaks in Sheep in the Brazilian Midwest
Phelipe Magalhães Duarte, Maria de Nazaré Santos Ferreira, Amanda Marques Cordeiro, Sérgio Alves do Nascimento, Rita de Cássia Carvalho Maia, José Wilton Pinheiro Junior · 2026
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Description
Duarte and colleagues published a 2026 study on a scab disease of sheep in Brazil's Midwest. Orf virus causes contagious sores around the mouths of sheep and goats. It can also infect people who handle sick animals closely. The team gathered scabs from nine outbreaks in Mato Grosso state.
All 103 scab samples tested positive for the orf virus by DNA checks. The team grew the virus in lab cells from most samples they tried. Gene reading tied the local strains to others already known in Brazil. Close kinship with older Mato Grosso strains suggests steady local circulation. The authors urge stronger farm hygiene and control steps against spread. Since people can catch orf too, worker protection matters during outbreaks.
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| CREATOR | Phelipe Magalhães Duarte, Maria de Nazaré Santos Ferreira, Amanda Marques Cordeiro, Sérgio Alves do Nascimento, Rita de Cássia Carvalho Maia, José Wilton Pinheiro Junior |
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| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 24 KB |
| LICENSE | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |