Sheep and goat pox

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Clinical signs

Host species

Viral disease Notifiable OIE Category: Transboundary animal disease

Clinical Signs

Systemic

Pyrexia (Fever) Required Depression Required

General Systemic Signs

Inappetence (Anorexia) Required

Respiratory

Nasal discharge Required Respiratory obstruction

Digestive

Hypersalivation Required

Reproductive

Abortion

Ophthalmic

Lacrimation Required

Hemolymphatic

Lymphadenomegaly

Integumentary

Poor coat condition Skin Papule Pathognomonic Skin Edema Required Hyperemia Required Pustule Pathognomonic Scab Pathognomonic

Musculoskeletal

Kyphosis

Diagnosis

Virus isolation in tissue culture

Electron microscopy

Serum neutralization test

Complement fixation test

Agar gel immunodiffusion

Fluorescent antibody test

Virus neutralization test

Histopathological examination

Treatment

Broad-spectrum antibiotics

Prevention & Control

Isolation

Vaccination

Prophylactic vaccination

Movement control

Vector control

Related Products

No related products.

Classification

Etiology Viral disease

Notifiable Yes

Transmissibility Vector-borne

Infectiousness Highly infectious

OIE Category Transboundary animal disease

Occurrence Patterns

Endemic, Epidemic

Disease Courses

Acute

Host Species

Sheep Primary host Susceptibility: High

Goat Primary host Susceptibility: High

Associated Microorganisms

No information available.