Housawi F M, Abu Elzein E M, Gameel A A, Alafaleq A I
Department of Microbiology and Parasitology, College of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Resources, King Faisal University, Saudi Arabia.
Zentralbl Veterinarmed B. 1993 Jun;40(4):272-82. doi: 10.1111/j.1439-0450.1993.tb00138.x.
A comparative experimental study of the clinico-pathological and serological response of sheep and goats to orf infection was made. All infected animals depicted typical orf lesions and seroconverted. The clinical, serological, gross and histopathological responses were similar in both species. However, the disease span was longer in sheep than in goats. It was concluded that sheep could play an important role in maintenance of the virus in the environment.
对绵羊和山羊感染羊口疮的临床病理及血清学反应进行了比较实验研究。所有感染动物均出现典型的羊口疮病变并发生血清转化。两个物种的临床、血清学、大体和组织病理学反应相似。然而，绵羊的病程比山羊长。得出的结论是，绵羊在环境中病毒的维持方面可能发挥重要作用。
