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An Outbreak of Sheep Pox in Zabajkalskij kray of Russia
Author(s) -
Maksyutov R. A.,
Gavrilova E. V.,
Agafonov A. P.,
Taranov O. S.,
Glotov A. G.,
Miheev V. N.,
Shchelkunov S. N.,
Sergeev A. N.
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
transboundary and emerging diseases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.392
H-Index - 63
eISSN - 1865-1682
pISSN - 1865-1674
DOI - 10.1111/tbed.12176
Subject(s) - outbreak , china , biology , veterinary medicine , virology , geography , medicine , archaeology
Summary In this study, we investigated recent sheep pox outbreaks that occurred in Ononsky and Borzunsky regions of Zabajkalskij kray of Russia. The outbreaks involved in 2756 animals of which 112 were infected and 3 were slaughtered. Samples of injured skin of infected sheep were analysed by electron microscopy and Ca PV ‐specific P32 gene amplification. Following sequence analysis of entire P32 gene showed that both specimens were identical to the sequence of several sheep poxvirus isolates from China and India. The close location of China to the last decade's Russian outbreaks suggest that possible future outbreaks in Russia could occur along the border regions with countries where sheep and goat pox are not controlled.