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Isolation and identification of the Sersenk strain of goat pox virus in Iraq

Isolement Et Identification D'une Souche De Sersenk Dans Le Virus De La Variole De La Chevre En Iraq

Caracterizacion Primaria De La Cepa Sersenk De Virus Pox De Cabras

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Summary

Goat pox virus was isolated during an outbreak of pox infection among goats in the Sersenk district, Iraq. The isolated virus grew on the chorioallantoic membranes of developing chick embryos and in primary lamb testis cell cultures. It was identified morphologically as a pox virus and serologically as a member of the Capripoxvirus group in the family Poxviridae. The isolated virus was designated the “Sersenk” strain.

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Le virus de la variole de la chèvre a été isolé dans un foyer de variole survenue chez des chèvres dans le district de Sersenk, en Iraq. Le virus isolé a poussé sur la membrane allantoïde d'embryons de poulet et sur des cultures primaires de cellules de testicules d'agneaux. Il a été identifié morphologiquement comme du virus de la variole et sérologiquement comme étant un capripoxvirus du groupe de la famille de Poxviridae. Le virus isolé a été désigné sous l'appellation de souche “Sersenk”.

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La cepa Sersenk de virus pox de cabras, aislada en Irak, creció en la membrana corioalantoides de huevos embrionados, produciendo placas típicas de 2–3 mm de diamentro al tercer día de inoculación. El virus produjo la muerte de los embiones inoculados. El crecimiento del virus en cultivos celulares primarios de testículo de cordero, indujo efecto citopático y la formación de placas típicas de virus del grupo pox. El virus está relacionado antigénicamente con las cepas de referencia de virus pox de cabras y ovejas.

El virus fué sensible al eter y al cloroformo, no aglutinó eritrocitos y fué estrictamente patógeno para ovejas.

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Tantawi, H.H., Shony, M.O. & Hassan, F.K. Isolation and identification of the Sersenk strain of goat pox virus in Iraq. Trop Anim Health Prod 11, 208–210 (1979). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02237803

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