Three Cases of Adolescent Orf Virus Skin and Soft Tissue Infection in Southeast Texas.

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• Alternative Title:
  The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal, 2025, v. 44, no. 9: Three Cases of Adolescent Orf Virus Skin and Soft Tissue Infection in Southeast Texas.
• Journal Article:
  The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal
• Personal Author:
  Danner, Margaret Taylor ; Schrodt, Caroline A. ; Tuttle, Alexandra ; Shelus, Victoria ; Sullivan, Brendan ; Dutta, Ankhi ; Bocchini, Claire ; Niles, Denver
• Description:
  We report 3 adolescents who presented to a tertiary care hospital in Houston, Texas, with cutaneous skin lesions after contact with sheep and/or goats. The cases presented a diagnostic challenge initially but were later suspected or confirmed as orf virus infection after consultation with infectious diseases specialists.
• Content Notes:
  Author manuscript
• Subjects:
  • Adolescent
  • Animals
  • Humans
  • Ecthyma, Contagious
  • Goats
  • Orf virus
  • Sheep
  • Skin
  • Soft Tissue Infections
• Keywords:
  • orf virus
  • poxvirus
  • ecthyma contagiosum
  • scabby mouth
  • case series
• Source:
  The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal, 2025, v. 44, no. 9
• DOI:
  https://doi.org/10.1097/INF.0000000000004851
• ISSN:
  0891-3668 ; 1532-0987
• Pubmed ID:
  40359245
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC12257289
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  CC999999/ImCDC/Intramural CDC HHSUnited States/
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Texas
• Pages in Document:
  e343-e345 (6 pdf pages)
• Volume:
  44
• Issue:
  9
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/261411/cdc_261411_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 358.17 KB]
• Collection(s):
  CDC Public Access
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:b20914d1a353688e583bb654080d9b4e566fc27fbd07ef5d899210e27c8ba6e84c14b48820c7e13a5a71ed2642655bd34f825d39664f761e7ebaa2a072bc0f64