Infection with Possible Novel Parapoxvirus in Horse, Finland, 2013.
A horse in Finland exhibited generalized granulomatous inflammation and severe proliferative dermatitis. After euthanization, we detected poxvirus DNA from a skin lesion sample. The virus sequence grouped with parapoxviruses, closely resembling a novel poxvirus detected in humans in the United States after horse contact. Our findings indicate horses may be a reservoir for zoonotic parapoxvirus.
Niina
N
Airas
Maria
M
Hautaniemi
Pernilla
P
Syrjä
Anna
A
Knuuttila
Niina
N
Putkuri
Lesley
L
Coulter
Colin J
CJ
McInnes
Olli
O
Vapalahti
Anita
A
Huovilainen
Paula M
PM
Kinnunen
D000818:Animals; D005387:Finland / Q000453:epidemiology; D006734:Horse Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000821:virology*; D006736:Horses; D008297:Male; D018157:Parapoxvirus / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics*; D010802:Phylogeny; D011213:Poxviridae Infections / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000662:veterinary* / Q000821:virology; D015047:Zoonoses
Clinical; Finland; PCR; dermatitis; equine; granuloma; horse; parapoxvirus; phylogeny; poxvirus; sequence; viruses; zoonosis