Berlin Squirrelpox Virus, a New Poxvirus in Red Squirrels, Berlin, Germany.

ABSTRACT: Near Berlin, Germany, several juvenile red squirrels (Sciurus vulgaris) were found with moist, crusty skin lesions. Histology, electron microscopy, and cell culture isolation revealed an orthopoxvirus-like infection. Subsequent PCR and genome analysis identified a new poxvirus (Berlin squirrelpox virus) that could not be assigned to any known poxvirus genera.

SUBMITTER: Wibbelt G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5621524 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature