title: An Outbreak of Sheep Pox in Zabajkalskij kray of Russia.
abstract: In this study, we investigated recent sheep pox outbreaks that occurred in Ononsky and Borzunsky regions of Zabajkalskij kray of Russia. The outbreaks involved in 2756 animals of which 112 were infected and 3 were slaughtered. Samples of injured skin of infected sheep were analysed by electron microscopy and CaPV-specific P32 gene amplification. Following sequence analysis of entire P32 gene showed that both specimens were identical to the sequence of several sheep poxvirus isolates from China and India. The close location of China to the last decade's Russian outbreaks suggest that possible future outbreaks in Russia could occur along the border regions with countries where sheep and goat pox are not controlled.
authors.affiliation: State Research Center of Virology and Biotechnology «Vector», Koltsovo, Russia.
authors.forename: R A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Maksyutov
authors.affiliation: State Research Center of Virology and Biotechnology «Vector», Koltsovo, Russia.
authors.forename: E V
authors.initials: EV
authors.lastname: Gavrilova
authors.affiliation: State Research Center of Virology and Biotechnology «Vector», Koltsovo, Russia.
authors.forename: A P
authors.initials: AP
authors.lastname: Agafonov
authors.affiliation: State Research Center of Virology and Biotechnology «Vector», Koltsovo, Russia.
authors.forename: O S
authors.initials: OS
authors.lastname: Taranov
authors.affiliation: Institute of Experimental Veterinary Science of Siberia and the Far East, Russian Agricultural Academy, Krasnoobsk, Russia.
authors.forename: A G
authors.initials: AG
authors.lastname: Glotov
authors.affiliation: State Research Center of Virology and Biotechnology «Vector», Koltsovo, Russia.
authors.forename: V N
authors.initials: VN
authors.lastname: Miheev
authors.affiliation: State Research Center of Virology and Biotechnology «Vector», Koltsovo, Russia.
authors.forename: S N
authors.initials: SN
authors.lastname: Shchelkunov
authors.affiliation: State Research Center of Virology and Biotechnology «Vector», Koltsovo, Russia.
authors.forename: A N
authors.initials: AN
authors.lastname: Sergeev
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D018151:Capripoxvirus / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D004279:DNA, Viral / Q000235:genetics; D004196:Disease Outbreaks / Q000662:veterinary*; D005784:Gene Amplification; D008854:Microscopy, Electron / Q000662:veterinary; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D010802:Phylogeny; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction / Q000662:veterinary; D011213:Poxviridae Infections / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D012426:Russia / Q000453:epidemiology; D012756:Sheep; D012757:Sheep Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology*; D012867:Skin / Q000821:virology
chemical_list: D004279:DNA, Viral
keywords: P32 gene; goat pox; outbreak; phylogenetic analysis; sheep pox