An eruptive moderate form of camelpox infection in dromedary camels (Camelus dromedarius) in Saudi Arabia.
An eruptive moderate form of camelpox infection is reported in camels aged three to four years from the Al-Ahsa region of Saudi Arabia. The clinical signs were moderate in nature (between the 'mild' and the 'severe' form). The morbidity rate was 100% while the case fatality rate was 0%. Camelpox virus was isolated and identified using electron microscopy and serological analysis.
Abu Elzein
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College of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Resources, King Faisal University, Al-Ahsa, Saudi Arabia.
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Ramadan
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Housawi
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D000818:Animals; D002162:Camelus; D002642:Chick Embryo; D002522:Chlorocebus aethiops; D008854:Microscopy, Electron / Q000662:veterinary; D009017:Morbidity; D009500:Neutralization Tests / Q000662:veterinary; D011212:Poxviridae / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000648:ultrastructure; D011213:Poxviridae Infections / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary*; D012529:Saudi Arabia / Q000453:epidemiology; D014709:Vero Cells; D014771:Virion / Q000648:ultrastructure