A sheeppox virus outbreak in Central Turkey in 2003: Isolation and identification of capripoxvirus ovis

Oguzoglu T. C., Alkan F., Ozkul A., Vural S. A., Gungor A. B., Burgu I.

VETERINARY RESEARCH COMMUNICATIONS, cilt.30, sa.8, ss.965-971, 2006 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 30 Sayı: 8
  • Basım Tarihi: 2006
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1007/s11259-006-3259-7
  • Dergi Adı: VETERINARY RESEARCH COMMUNICATIONS
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.965-971
  • Bursa Uludağ Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır

Özet

Poxvirus epidemics occur almost every year and cause significant economic losses for small-scale animal producers in Turkey. In this study, the causative agent of the most recent epidemic in Central Anatolia was detected in clinical samples using electron microscopy (EM) and amplified using an in house polymerase chain reaction procedure for the first time. Additionally, the aetiological agent was isolated from a sheep and identified using EM and PCR.