A Case of Contagious Ecthyma (Orf Virus) in a Nonmanipulated Laboratory Dorset Sheep (<i>Ovis aries</i>)

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</svg>) contain numerous 200–300 nm brick-shaped virions (arrowheads) free within the cytoplasm. Virions show typical parapoxvirus characteristics of an inner core surrounded by an intermediate coat further bounded by an envelope. Transmission electron microscope, lead citrate and uranyl acetate.  Bar = 300 nm.</table>

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Figure 7: A Case of Contagious Ecthyma (Orf Virus) in a Nonmanipulated Laboratory Dorset Sheep (<i>Ovis aries</i>) 

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A Case of Contagious Ecthyma (Orf Virus) in a Nonmanipulated Laboratory Dorset Sheep (Ovis aries)

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