Capripoxvirus |
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| Goat Pox Virus; Sheep Pox Virus; Capripoxviruses; Goat Pox Viruses; Goatpox viruses; Pox Virus, Sheep; Pox Viruses, Goat; Pox Viruses, Sheep; Sheep Pox Viruses; Sheeppox viruses | |
| A genus of the family POXVIRIDAE, subfamily CHORDOPOXVIRINAE, comprising poxviruses infecting sheep, goats, and cattle. Transmission is usually mechanical by arthropods, but also includes contact, airborne routes, and non-living reservoirs (fomites). | |