Feast of Sacrifice and Orf, Milan, Italy, 2015–2018
Orf (ecthyma contagiosum) is an infection of the skin caused by a DNA virus belonging to the genus Parapoxvirus. We recently observed 7 cases of orf in Muslim men living in the metropolitan area of Milan, Italy, who acquired the infection after the Feast of Sacrifice.
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| author | Stefano Veraldi Luigi Esposito Paolo Pontini Fabrizio Vaira Gianluca Nazzaro |
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| description | Orf (ecthyma contagiosum) is an infection of the skin caused by a DNA virus belonging to the genus Parapoxvirus. We recently observed 7 cases of orf in Muslim men living in the metropolitan area of Milan, Italy, who acquired the infection after the Feast of Sacrifice. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-86e5b3c45a634058b3de0c10357d7c272022-12-22T00:11:50ZengCenters for Disease Control and PreventionEmerging Infectious Diseases1080-60401080-60592019-08-012581585158610.3201/eid2508.181063Feast of Sacrifice and Orf, Milan, Italy, 2015–2018Stefano VeraldiLuigi EspositoPaolo PontiniFabrizio VairaGianluca NazzaroOrf (ecthyma contagiosum) is an infection of the skin caused by a DNA virus belonging to the genus Parapoxvirus. We recently observed 7 cases of orf in Muslim men living in the metropolitan area of Milan, Italy, who acquired the infection after the Feast of Sacrifice.https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/25/8/18-1063_articleOrf virusecthyma contagiosumskin infectionParapoxvirusepidemiologyItaly |
| spellingShingle | Stefano Veraldi Luigi Esposito Paolo Pontini Fabrizio Vaira Gianluca Nazzaro Feast of Sacrifice and Orf, Milan, Italy, 2015–2018 Emerging Infectious Diseases Orf virus ecthyma contagiosum skin infection Parapoxvirus epidemiology Italy |
| title | Feast of Sacrifice and Orf, Milan, Italy, 2015–2018 |
| title_full | Feast of Sacrifice and Orf, Milan, Italy, 2015–2018 |
| title_fullStr | Feast of Sacrifice and Orf, Milan, Italy, 2015–2018 |
| title_full_unstemmed | Feast of Sacrifice and Orf, Milan, Italy, 2015–2018 |
| title_short | Feast of Sacrifice and Orf, Milan, Italy, 2015–2018 |
| title_sort | feast of sacrifice and orf milan italy 2015 2018 |
| topic | Orf virus ecthyma contagiosum skin infection Parapoxvirus epidemiology Italy |
| url | https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/25/8/18-1063_article |
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