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Article: Pseudocowpox virus: the etiological agent of contagious ecthyma (Auzdyk) in camels (Camelus dromedarius) in the Arabian peninsula.

M I Abubakr, E M E Abu-Elzein, F M T Housawi, A O Abdelrahman, M E Fadlallah, M N Nayel, A S Adam, S Moss, N L Forrester, E Coloyan, A Gameel, A I Al-Afaleq, E A Gould

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ABSTRACT: We have determined the nucleotide sequence of DNA extracted from pustules, saliva, and blood of camels presenting with contagious ecthyma, in Bahrain and also from a sample (SACamel) of infected tissue from a camel that had presented with contagious ecthyma in 1998 in Saudi Arabia (1). Sequence homologies and phylogenetic analysis showed that this extracted DNA was more closely related to Pseudocowpox virus (PCPV) than Orf virus (ORFV), which infects sheep, goats, and other animal species. The phylogeny also demonstrated that PCPV in Arabian camels was phylogenetically distinct from, and circulates independently of, ruminant-associated PCPV from Europe.

Vector Borne and Zoonotic Diseases 02/2007; 7(2):257-60. · 2.44 Impact Factor

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University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston
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Management College of Southern Africa
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