AUTHOR=Peralta Andrea , Robles Carlos A. , Micheluod Juan F. , Rossanigo Carlos E. , Martinez Agustín , Carosio Agustín , König Guido A. TITLE=Phylogenetic Analysis of ORF Viruses From Five Contagious Ecthyma Outbreaks in Argentinian Goats JOURNAL=Frontiers in Veterinary Science VOLUME=5 YEAR=2018 URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/veterinary-science/articles/10.3389/fvets.2018.00134 DOI=10.3389/fvets.2018.00134 ISSN=2297-1769 ABSTRACT=
Orf virus (ORFV) is the etiological agent of Contagious Ecthyma (CE) disease that mainly affects sheep, goats, wild ruminants, and humans with a worldwide distribution. To date, only two strains from Argentinian sheep have been characterized at the molecular level and there is little information on ORFV strains circulating in Argentina. Here we describe and analyze five outbreaks of CE in goats in three geographic regions of the country: Northwest, Center, and Southwest. The phylogenetic analysis based on four molecular markers of ORFV (