Contagious ecthyma

Clinical Signs

Systemic

Weight loss Anorexia

Digestive

Diarrhea Ulcer Pathognomonic Difficulty suckling Gastroenteritis

Respiratory

Bronchopneumonia

Integumentary

Skin Papule Pathognomonic Hyperemia Required Pustule Pathognomonic Scab Pathognomonic Proliferative lesion Pathognomonic

Diagnosis

Virus isolation in tissue culture

Electron microscopy

Complement fixation test

Agglutination test

Agar gel immunodiffusion test

Fluorescent antibody test

Histopathological examination

Treatment

Soft palatable diet

Scab removal

Topical ointment application

Astringent lotion application

Prevention & Control

Isolation

Live vaccination

Vaccination at 6-8 weeks

Scarification vaccination method

Environmental decontamination

Related Products

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Active Ingredients

No active ingredients found.

Host Species

Sheep Primary host Susceptibility: High

Goat Primary host Susceptibility: High

Human Incidental host Susceptibility: Moderate

Dogs Incidental host Susceptibility: Low

Wild sheep Reservoir Susceptibility: Moderate

Wild goat Reservoir Susceptibility: Moderate

Associated Microorganisms

No information available.

Classification

Etiology Viral disease

Zoonotic Yes

Transmissibility Moderate

Infectiousness Moderately infectious

Occurrence Patterns

Endemic

Disease Courses

Acute