Immunomodulatory strategies for Parapoxvirus: current status and future approaches for the development of vaccines against Orf virus infection

• Main Authors: Bukar, Alhaji Modu, Abdullah Jesse, Faez Firdaus, Che Abdullah, Che Azurahanim, M. Noordin, Mustapha, Lawan, Zaharaddeen, Mangga, Hassana Kyari, Balakrishnan, Krishnan Nair, Mohd Azmi, Mohd Lila
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2021
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/97622/1/ABSTRACT.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/97622/; https://www.mdpi.com/2076-393X/9/11/1341

Orf virus (ORFV), the prototype species of the parapoxvirus genus, is the causative agent of contagious ecthyma, an extremely devastating skin disease of sheep, goats, and humans that causes enormous economic losses in livestock production. ORFV is known for its ability to repeatedly infect both pre...