Identification of strain diversity and phylogenetic analysis based on two major essential proteins of Orf viruses isolated from several clinical cases reported in Malaysia

• Main Authors: Bala, Jamilu Abubakar, Balakrishnan, Krishnan Nair, Abdullah, Faez Firdaus Jesse, Abdullah, Ashwaq Ahmed, Noorzahari, Muhammad Syaafii, Ghazali, Mohd Termizi, Mohamed, Ramlan, Haron, Abd Wahid, Noordin, Mustapha Mohamed, Mohd Lila, Mohd Azmi
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier 2020
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/89258/1/ORF.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/89258/; https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1567134819303028

There is a little information on the characterization of Orf virus strains that are endemic in Malaysia. The relationship between the severity of disease and the molecular genetic profile of Orf virus strains has not been fully elucidated. This study documented the first confirmed report of contagio...