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*Annual '''vaccination''' of ewes at least 8 weeks before lambing (all in contact should be done simultaneously)
*Annual '''vaccination''' of ewes at least 8 weeks before lambing (all in contact should be done simultaneously)
*In an outbreak, all lambs can be vaccinated
*In an outbreak, all lambs can be vaccinated
==From pathology==
====Contagious ecthyma====
[[Image: Contagious ecthyma.jpg|100px|thumb|right|<small><center>Contagious ecthyma (Courtesy of Bristol BioMed Image Archive)</center></small>]]
*Also called '''contagious pustular dermatitis, orf, sore mouth'''
*Caused by a [[Poxviridae|parapox virus]]
*Affects mainly young sheep, less commonly cattle, humans, dogs
*Starts in abrasions around mouth commisures and spreads to [[Lips - Anatomy & Physiology|lips]], oral mucosa, eyelids and feet
*May also transfer to teats of the mother of an affected lamb
*Lesions typical of poxvirus but very brief vesicle stage
*Most obvious is the proliferative pustular stage
[[Category:Poxviridae]][[Category:Sheep]][[Category:Goat]][[Category:Zoonoses]]
[[Category:Poxviridae]][[Category:Sheep]][[Category:Goat]][[Category:Zoonoses]]
[[Category:Oral_Cavity_-_Proliferative_Pathology]]
[[Category:Oral_Cavity_-_Proliferative_Pathology]]
[[Category:To_Do_-_Viruses]]
[[Category:To_Do_-_Viruses]]