First detection of a cervidpoxvirus in Europe-disease occurrence in semi-domesticated Eurasian tundra reindeer (<i>Rangifer tarandus tarandus</i>) in Norway and Sweden.

ABSTRACT: Globally, there are six millions of Rangifer spp., including both wild and semi-domesticated populations. Reindeer herding with Eurasian tundra reindeer (Rangifer tarandus tarandus) is central to the Fennoscandian Sámi people. Commencing in 2018, a novel disease presenting with periorbital lesions was reported in reindeer in multiple locations in Norway and Sweden, as individual cases and outbreaks. Lesions were also seen on the genitals, nostrils, and ears of affected reindeer, in combination with lethargy. Necropsy findings included lesions with crusts on the eyelids, vulva, and anus, along with moderately swollen lymph nodes, liver, and spleen. Histological examination of the eyelid lesions showed a disrupted epidermis with necrotic squamous epithelium and inflammation. Sh

SUBMITTER: Nymo IH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12210880 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature