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Orf virus
Contagious ecthyma virus; Contagious pustular dermatitis virus; Sheep Contagious Ecthyma Virus; Sheep Contagious Pustular Dermatitis Virus; Contagious ecthyma viruses; Ecthyma contagiosum Viruses; Orf viruses; Virus, Ecthyma contagiosum
The type species of PARAPOXVIRUS which causes a skin infection in natural hosts, usually young sheep. Humans may contract local skin lesions by contact. The virus apparently persists in soil.