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This disease is exotic to the UK and the EU and has never been senn here. It is however, prevalent in Asia, the Middle East, Africa and some Mediterranean countries. The disease in notifiable and is also zoonotic, making it a serious risk to public health. Humans tend to catch the disease by direct contact with the lesions, and therefore generally farm workers are most affected.

This disease is exotic to the UK and the EU and has never been senn here. It is however, prevalent in Asia, the Middle East, Africa and some Mediterranean countries. The disease in notifiable and is also zoonotic, making it a serious risk to public health. Humans tend to catch the disease by direct contact with the lesions, and therefore generally farm workers are most affected.

The disease affects sheep and goats and is often fatal causing dermal and visceral necrotic lesions. The disease is highly contagious, with both aerosol and vector spread being common mechanisms. Arthropod vectors are the most common vector to spread the disease. The pox virus can survive for around 6 months off the host.

The disease affects sheep and goats and is often fatal causing dermal and visceral necrotic lesions. The disease is highly contagious, with both aerosol and vector spread being common mechanisms. Arthropod vectors are the most common vector to spread the disease. The pox virus can survive for around 6 months off the host.