Infection with Possible Novel Parapoxvirus in Horse, Finland, 2013
oleh: Niina Airas, Maria Hautaniemi, Pernilla Syrjä, Anna Knuuttila, Niina Putkuri, Lesley Coulter, Colin J. McInnes, Olli Vapalahti, Anita Huovilainen, Paula M. Kinnunen
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| Diterbitkan: | Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2016-07-01 |
Deskripsi
A horse in Finland exhibited generalized granulomatous inflammation and severe proliferative dermatitis. After euthanization, we detected poxvirus DNA from a skin lesion sample. The virus sequence grouped with parapoxviruses, closely resembling a novel poxvirus detected in humans in the United States after horse contact. Our findings indicate horses may be a reservoir for zoonotic parapoxvirus.