A horse in Finland exhibited generalized granulomatous inflammation and severe proliferative dermatitis. After euthanization, we detected poxvirus DNA from a skin lesion sample. The virus sequence grouped with parapoxviruses, closely resembling a novel poxvirus detected in humans in the United States after horse contact. Our findings indicate horses may be a reservoir for zoonotic parapoxvirus.
Ahead of Print -Infection with Possible Novel Parapoxvirus in Horse, Finland, 2013 - Volume 22, Number 7—July 2016 - Emerging Infectious Disease journal - CDC
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