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Volume 25, Number 12—December 2019
Research

Human Infection with Orf Virus and Description of Its Whole Genome, France, 2017

Julien Andreani, Jessica Fongue, Jacques Y. Bou Khalil, Laurene David, Saïd Mougari, Marion Le Bideau, Jonatas Abrahão, Philippe Berbis, and Bernard La ScolaComments to Author 
Author affiliations: Institut Hospitalo-Universitaire Méditerranée Infection, Marseille, France (J. Andreani, J.Y. Bou Khalil, S. Mougari, M. Le Bideau, B. La Scola); Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Hôpital Nord, Marseille (J. Fongue, L. David, P. Berbis); Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Brazil (J. Abrahão)

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Genomic characteristics of parapoxviruses used for analysis of an orf virus isolated from a 65-year-old woman infected during Aid-el-Fïtr, festival, France, 2017

Virus Genome length, bp GenBank accession no. Source of virus Reference
Orf virus strain PACA France 2017 132,823 LR594616 Hand nodule from human: 2017, France This study
Orf virus strain OV-IA82 137,241 AY386263.1 Nasal secretion from lamb: 1982, Iowa (15)
Orf virus strain NZ2 137,820 DQ184476.1 Sheep: New Zealand (26)
Orf virus strain B029 134,104 KF837136.1 Human: Germany 1996 (14)
Orf virus strain OV-HN3/12 136,643 KY053526.1 Sheep: China 2012 (27)
Orf virus strain NA1/11 137,080 KF234407.1 Sheep: China 2011 (27)
Orf virus strain GO 139,866 KP010354.1 Lamb: Fujian, China, 2012 (27)
Orf virus strain D1701 134,038 HM133903.1 Sheep: Germany (28)
Orf virus strain SJ1 139,112 KP010356.1 Lamb: Fujian, China, 2012 (27)
Orf virus strain YX 138,231 KP010353.1 Lamb: Fujian, China, 2012 (27)
Orf virus strain OV-SA00 139,962 AY386264.1 Goat kid: 2010, Texas (15)
Orf virus strain NP 132,111 KP010355.1 Lamb: Fujian, China, 2011 (27)
Pseudocowpox virus strain VR634 145,289 GQ329670.1 Human after contact with contaminated cow: 1963, USA (29)
Pseudocowpox virus strain F00.120R 133,169 GQ329669.1 Reindeer: Finland, 2009 (29)
Bovine papular stomatitis virus strain BV-TX09c1 135,072 KM875472.1 Domestic cow: 2009, USA (30)
Bovine papular stomatitis virus strain BV-TX09c15 136,055 KM875470.1 Domestic cow: 2009, USA (30)
Bovine papular stomatitis virus strain BV-TX09c5 135,635 KM875471.1 Domestic cow: 2009, USA (30)
Bovine papular stomatitis virus strain BV-AR02 134,431 AY386265.1 Calf (oral lesions): Arkansas, 2004? (15)
Parapoxvirus red deer/HL953 139,981 KM502564.1 Red deer (tonsil swab): Germany, 2013, subclinical infection (31)
Seal parapoxvirus isolate AFK76s1 127,941 KY382358.2 Gray seal: Poland, 2015 (1)
Squirrel poxvirus strain red squirrel UK 148,803 HE601899.1 Red squirrel, UK: 2014, outgroup of parapoxvirus (32)

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