Orf virus in humans is a common and widespread zoonotic viral infection that affects the skin. It is caused by the parapoxvirus and appears worldwide. Orf virus has many names: contagious pustular ...

Orf is a highly contagious virus in sheep that causes infection to the skin, particularly around the lips and occasionally in the mouth. It can lead to reduced growth rates and sometimes death in ...

BETWEEN January 1964 and March 1965 seven farm workers on six Dorset farms developed lesions on the hand or forearm which were diagnosed as clinically typical orf infections. Material from each ...