Filiform viral squamous papillomas on sheep.
Filiform squamous papillomas occur rarely on young sheep and correspond closely to those on cattle and other species; they lack the fibromatous component of papillomas reported previously. This paper describes microscopical, immunological and molecular evidence for the presence of a putative ovine papillomavirus in these lesions.
Gundaroo South Veterinary Clinic, NSW, Australia.
M L
ML
Hayward
P J
PJ
Baird
H R
HR
Meischke
D000818:Animals; D005260:Female; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D008297:Male; D008854:Microscopy, Electron; D010212:Papilloma / Q000473:pathology / Q000648:ultrastructure / Q000662:veterinary*; D027383:Papillomaviridae / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D012756:Sheep; D012757:Sheep Diseases / Q000473:pathology*; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000648:ultrastructure / Q000662:veterinary*; D014412:Tumor Virus Infections / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary*