title: [Is orf (ecthyma contagiosum) still a current disease?].
abstract: A report is given on 4 cases of Ecthyma contagiosum (Orf). Orf is caused by a poxvirus and often it is acquired professionally by direct inoculation from infected sheep.
authors: Klinik für die Hautkrankheiten, Medizinischen Akademie, Magdeburg.
authors: I
authors: I
authors: Peschlow
authors: C
authors: C
authors: Quednow
authors: D
authors: D
authors: Lischke
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D009783:Dermatitis, Occupational / Q000473:pathology*; D004474:Ecthyma, Contagious / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012756:Sheep; D012867:Skin / Q000473:pathology; D015047:Zoonoses
vernacular_title: Orf (Ecthyma contagiosum) noch aktuell?