First Molecular Characterization of Sheep Pox Viruses in Northern Ghana, 2023

First Molecular Characterization of Sheep Pox Viruses in Northern Ghana, 2023

Sheep pox (SP) is a contagious viral disease affecting sheep, characterized by fever, respiratory distress, hypogalactia, and skin lesions. In response to a series of outbreaks of pox-like lesions with morbidity (75%) and mortality (37%) rates among sheep in the Upper East Region of Ghana, nasal sam...

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Main Authors: Theophilus Odoom, Richard Kwamena Abbiw, David Livingstone Mawuko Blavo, Sherry Ama Mawuko Johnson, Patrick Ababio, Spencer Dugbartey, Irene K. Meki, Tirumala B. K. Settypalli, William G. Dundon, Charles E. Lamien
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2025-06-01
Series:Viruses
Subjects:
sheep pox virus
samples
Ghana
phylogenetic analysis
outbreak
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4915/17/7/875
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