Possibility of mechanical transmission of parapoxvirus by houseflies (Musca domestica) on cattle and sheep farms.

ABSTRACT: Parapoxvirus (PPV) causes papular stomatitis and contagious pustular dermatitis in ruminants worldwide. The virus is generally transmitted through close contact with skin lesions containing PPV in infected animals and indirectly through PPV-contaminated materials. PPV-infected animals frequently do not show clinical signs and the route of PPV transmission is sometimes unclear. In this study, the possibility of mechanical transmission of PPV by houseflies (Musca domestica) was investigated using polymerase chain reaction (PCR) gene surveillance. Samples were collected from cattle, sheep, barn environments, direct wash solution of the body surface of houseflies, and indirect wash solution of the body surface and feces of the flies. Bovine papular stomatitis virus, pseudocowpox virus, and orf

SUBMITTER: Shimizu K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9523284 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature