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A survey of contagious ecthyma and molecular characterization of Orf virus in sheep and goats in Nigeria (2014-2016)
1 Jan 2022
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Background: Outbreaks of contagious ecthyma (CE) are frequently reported in sheep and goats flocks in Nigeria with severe clinical outcomes. CE is a debilitating and economically important disease primarily affecting sheep and goats caused by the Orf virus (ORFV). Despite field reports of CE in the country, there is no concise country-wide epidemiological data on the disease and limited genetic data of...
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