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Berlin Squirrelpox Virus, a New Poxvirus in Red Squirrels, Berlin, Germany

Authors :
Gudrun Wibbelt
Simon H. Tausch
Piotr W. Dabrowski
Olivia Kershaw
Andreas Nitsche
Livia Schrick
Source :
Emerging Infectious Diseases, Vol 23, Iss 10, Pp 1726-1729 (2017)
Publication Year :
2017
Publisher :
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2017.

Abstract

Near Berlin, Germany, several juvenile red squirrels (Sciurus vulgaris) were found with moist, crusty skin lesions. Histology, electron microscopy, and cell culture isolation revealed an orthopoxvirus-like infection. Subsequent PCR and genome analysis identified a new poxvirus (Berlin squirrelpox virus) that could not be assigned to any known poxvirus genera.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
10806040 and 10806059
Volume :
23
Issue :
10
Database :
Directory of Open Access Journals
Journal :
Emerging Infectious Diseases
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
edsdoj.f57b1fa254f1456c96cf7c7e0e51d6d2
Document Type :
article
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.3201/eid2310.171008