Robinson A J, Petersen G V
N Z Med J. 1983 Feb 9;96(725):81-5.
Two hundred and thirty-one cases of orf were reported in one year from 18 meat works slaughtering lambs and sheep. This represented 1.4 percent of the total employees at these works and 4 percent of those working on the mutton slaughter board. One hundred and nineteen of these reports were accompanied by samples of the lesion and 85 percent of lesions contained orf virus particles as determined by electron microscopy. The tasks that led to the greatest risk of contracting orf were related to handling pelts and/or wool. Ninety-five percent of lesions were on the hands. The risk of a worker contracting orf did not decrease with the number of years employed at the meat works and 18 cases of re-infection were reported. Control of the disease in man in the meat industry will be difficult in the short term. In the long term control of the disease in man will rely on control of the disease in sheep. Alternative vaccines for sheep will need to be found.
在一年时间里，18家屠宰羔羊和绵羊的肉类加工厂共报告了231例传染性脓疱病病例。这占这些工厂员工总数的1.4%，占从事羊肉屠宰工作员工的4%。其中119份报告附有病变样本，通过电子显微镜检测，85%的病变含有传染性脓疱病病毒颗粒。导致感染传染性脓疱病风险最高的工作任务与处理兽皮和/或羊毛有关。95%的病变出现在手部。肉类加工厂工人感染传染性脓疱病的风险并不会随着工作年限的增加而降低，并且报告了18例再次感染的病例。短期内，肉类行业中人类疾病的控制将很困难。从长远来看，人类疾病的控制将依赖于绵羊疾病的控制。需要找到绵羊的替代疫苗。
