title: The characterization of African strains of capripoxvirus.
abstract: Isolates of capripoxvirus collected from sub-Saharan Africa were compared in sheep, goats and cattle and by restriction endonuclease digestion of their purified DNA. Biochemical techniques were used to precisely identify strains of capripoxvirus for epidemiological investigations. Strains of capripoxvirus infecting cattle have remained very stable over a 30-year period and are closely related to strains recovered from sheep in Africa.
authors.affiliation: AFRC Institute for Animal Health, Pirbright Laboratory, Woking, Surrey, UK.
authors.forename: R P
authors.initials: RP
authors.lastname: Kitching
authors.forename: P P
authors.initials: PP
authors.lastname: Bhat
authors.forename: D N
authors.initials: DN
authors.lastname: Black
mesh_terms: D000349:Africa; D000818:Animals; D002417:Cattle; D004279:DNA, Viral / Q000032:analysis; D015247:Deoxyribonuclease HindIII; D006041:Goats; D008167:Lumpy skin disease virus; D011212:Poxviridae / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics; D011213:Poxviridae Infections / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000662:veterinary; D012692:Serial Passage; D012756:Sheep; D014765:Viral Vaccines
chemical_list: D004279:DNA, Viral; D014765:Viral Vaccines; D015247:Deoxyribonuclease HindIII