title: Orf virus infection in pregnancy.
abstract: Orf virus infection is endemic among sheep and goats, and can occur in humans who handle these animals. Orf virus infection in humans causes a characteristic skin lesion, and systemic symptoms can occur. Very little is known about Orf virus infection in human pregnancy. A case of Orf virus infection, with onset at 33 weeks gestation, is presented. There were no pathological findings in the infant born at term, or in the placenta.
authors.affiliation: Sioux Valley Hospital, Sioux Falls, SD.
authors.forename: W J
authors.initials: WJ
authors.lastname: Watson
authors.forename: M W
authors.initials: MW
authors.lastname: Meyer
authors.forename: D L
authors.initials: DL
authors.lastname: Madison
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D004474:Ecthyma, Contagious / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000635:transmission; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009923:Orf virus; D011247:Pregnancy; D011251:Pregnancy Complications, Infectious / Q000382:microbiology*; D012756:Sheep; D013023:South Dakota / Q000453:epidemiology