Molecular phylogenetics of a recently isolated goat pox virus from Vietnam

• Main Authors: Trang, Hong Pham, Abdul Rahaman, Nor Yasmin, Mohd Lila, Mohd Azmi, Huong, Lan Thi Lai, Lan, Thi Nguyen, Giap, Van Nguyen, Bo, Xuan Ha, Nguyen, Hieu, Hanh, Duc Vu, M. Noordin, Mustapha
• Format: Article
• Published: BMC 2021
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/94257/; https://bmcvetres.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12917-021-02777-1

Background: After a decade of silence, an outbreak of the contagious and Asian endemic disease, goat pox reemerged in North Vietnam affecting more than 1800 heads with a mortality rate of 6.5%. The inevitable impact of goat pox on hide quality, breeding, chevon and milk production has resulted in a...